Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia
The severity of psychopathological symptoms may influence the motivation to change drug dependence behavior. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the predictive relationship between psychopathological symptoms and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia. The study employed surve...
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| author | Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahrazad Ab. Rahman, Roseliza Murni Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Ahmad Zamani, Zainah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Ibrahim, Fauziah Zainal, Arifin |
| author_facet | Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahrazad Ab. Rahman, Roseliza Murni Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Ahmad Zamani, Zainah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Ibrahim, Fauziah Zainal, Arifin |
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| description | The severity of psychopathological symptoms may influence the motivation to change drug dependence behavior. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the predictive relationship between psychopathological symptoms and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia. The study employed survey research involving the administration of the Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES). A total of 599 respondents in six rehabilitation centers in Malaysia participated in this study. Results showed that there were significant correlations between several psychopathological symptoms with recognition, ambivalence and taking steps. Findings also showed that psychopathological symptoms did not predict Recognition, interpersonal-sensitivity and paranoia predicted significantly Ambivalence, while only symptom of hostility predicted significantly Taking Steps. This demonstrated that high level of psychopathology among drug addicts undergoing treatment may compromise their motivation to change. Those who did not recognize that they have problems with addiction were ambivalent about changing and were unwilling to take steps to change their addictive behavior. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-445942020-08-04T02:28:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44594/ Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahrazad Ab. Rahman, Roseliza Murni Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Ahmad Zamani, Zainah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Ibrahim, Fauziah Zainal, Arifin The severity of psychopathological symptoms may influence the motivation to change drug dependence behavior. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the predictive relationship between psychopathological symptoms and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia. The study employed survey research involving the administration of the Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) and the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES). A total of 599 respondents in six rehabilitation centers in Malaysia participated in this study. Results showed that there were significant correlations between several psychopathological symptoms with recognition, ambivalence and taking steps. Findings also showed that psychopathological symptoms did not predict Recognition, interpersonal-sensitivity and paranoia predicted significantly Ambivalence, while only symptom of hostility predicted significantly Taking Steps. This demonstrated that high level of psychopathology among drug addicts undergoing treatment may compromise their motivation to change. Those who did not recognize that they have problems with addiction were ambivalent about changing and were unwilling to take steps to change their addictive behavior. IDOSI Publications 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44594/1/44594.pdf Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahrazad and Ab. Rahman, Roseliza Murni and Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi and Ahmad Zamani, Zainah and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Ibrahim, Fauziah and Zainal, Arifin (2011) Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12. pp. 29-34. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426 https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj12(SPSHD)2011.htm |
| spellingShingle | Wan Sulaiman, Wan Shahrazad Ab. Rahman, Roseliza Murni Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Ahmad Zamani, Zainah Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Ibrahim, Fauziah Zainal, Arifin Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia |
| title | Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia |
| title_full | Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia |
| title_short | Psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in Malaysia |
| title_sort | psychopathological profile and readiness to change among drug addicts in malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44594/1/44594.pdf |
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