Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of social
support, locus of control and personality traits among patients of
depression and anxiety and to explore these variables as predictor of
hopelessness. Purposive sampling was employed to gather data of 100
participants (Depression=60) and (Anxiety=40) from indoor and outdoor
psychiatric wards of five teaching hospitals of Lahore. It was
hypothesized that there is likely to be a relationship among social
support, locus of control and personality traits. Moreover, social supports,
locus of control and personality traits are likely to predict hopelessness
among patients with anxiety and depression. Multidimensional Scale of
Perceived Social Support (MSPSS; Zimet, Dahlem & Farley, 1988),
Levenson’s Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale (Levenson, 1988),
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ; Eysenck & Eysenck, 1975) and
The Hopelessness Depression symptom Questionnaire (HDSQ; Metalsky
& Joiner ,1997) were employed to assess social support, locus of control,
personality traits and hopelessness respectively. The results revealed that
there is a negative relationship between locus of control and psychoticism
(personality trait) and positive correlation between psychoticism
(personality trait) and social support from family among depression
patients. Among anxiety patients, there is a positive correlation between
perceived social support and neuroticism (personality trait) whereas there
is negative relationship between perceived social support and
extroversion (personality trait). Furthermore, regression analysis revealed
that neuroticism (personality trait) was strongest predictor of
hopelessness among depressive patients. While among anxiety patients,
none of these variables emerged as predictors of hopelessness.
Tehreem Arshad, Faryal Afzal. (2014) Social Support, Locus of Control and Personality Traits as Predictors of Hopelessness among Patients with Depression and Those with Anxiety, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 5, Volume 5.
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