Comparing the Personality Types, Quality of Life and Coping Styles in Men Consuming Crack and Healthy Individuals

Abstract

The current research aims to compare the personality types, quality of life and coping styles in men consuming crack and healthy individuals. The current study is a casual-comparative research with convenience sampling method. 100 individuals (50 crack consumers and 50 healthy individuals) were chosen from the individuals visiting 4 addiction treatment clinics and from the healthy individuals of different places in Tehran in 2013. Then both groups filled the NEO-five factor personality inventory (NEO), quality of life questionnaire (WHO), and Lazarus coping strategies (WOCQ). Regarding the research hypotheses the statistical method of MANOVA has been used for comparing each factor. Results showed that in terms of components of physical health, mental health, social relationship, and environmental health, a significant difference exists between the quality of life of men consuming crack and healthy people (α= 0.05). No significant difference exists in the components of direct coping between the emotion-focused coping style of men consuming crack and healthy individuals (α< 0.05, F= 3.141). But in components of distancing, self-control and escape-avoidance a significant difference exists (α= 0.05), and a significant difference exists between the problem-focused coping style of men consuming crack and healthy individuals except for the components of accepting responsibility, other components of social support, wise problem solving, and positive reappraisal (α= 0.05).