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KMID : 0870520100140020057
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2010 Volume.14 No. 2 p.57 ~ p.62
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The Cross Sectional Study of Sociotropy and Collectivistic Tendencies of Male Patients with Alcohol Dependence*
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Min Jung-Won
Shin Jong-Ho
Min Seong-Ho
Ahn Joung-Sook
Park Ki-Chang
Kim Min-Hyuk
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Abstract
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Objectives：Previous studies reported that patients with alcohol dependence had low self-esteem, which affect interpersonal relationship. The purpose of this study was to investigate the collectivistic and sociotropic tendencies of male patients with alcohol dependence (AD) and it’s relations to self-esteem.
Method：The subjects, all male in gender, were 91 patients who met DSM-IV criteria for AD and 97 normal controls. We administered a questionnaire for demographic data, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES), Personal Style Inventory-II (PSI-II) for sociotropy-autonomy and Individualism-Collectivism (INDCOL).
Results： AD patients were lower in education level and more in unmarried status than normal control group (p<0.001, p=0.002, respectively). Self-esteem score was lower in AD patients than in normal controls (t=-9.484, p<0.001). Scores of sociotropy and autonomy subscale of PSI-II were higher in AD patients (t=3.454； p<0.001, t=3.454；p=0.001, respectively). Self-esteem of AD patients had negative correlations with sociotropy (r=-0.229, p<0.01) and autonomy (r=-0.294, p<0.01) of PSI-II. There was no significant difference in the INDCOL score between two groups.
Conclusion：Our study findings show a mixed presentation of heightened sociotropy and autonomy of AD patients. From
these findings we suggest that patients with AD may overly invest in interpersonal relations as a source of their self-esteem on one hand, and in maintaining a sense of separatedness and independence from others on the other hand.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol dependence, Self-esteem, Sociotropy Autonomy, Collectivism
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