Gender Differences in Percieved Stress, Couple Satisfaction, And Coping Mechanism Among Married Patients with Bipolar Disorder:
A Comparative Study
Keywords:
Coping Scale (CS), Couple Satisfaction Index (CSI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Bipolar Affective Disorder (BAD mania)Abstract
To compare perceived stress, couple satisfaction and coping mechanism among married men and women suffering with Bipolar. Comparative study. The study was conducted from 8th December 2023 to 31st August 2024 at institute of DHQ (Allied II) in Faisalabad. Through non-probability purposive sampling technique. All the patient included in this study who diagnosed with Bipolar (Mania) from both outdoor and indoor department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Allied II Hospital, Faisalabad. The patient included in the study met the criteria of Bipolar Affective Disorder DSM 5 diagnosis and bipolar (mania) episode 2 and 3 and exclusion of first episode. Perceived stress scale (10items) and The Couple Satisfaction Index (32 items), Coping Scale (13 items) were used in this study. The present study consisted of 200 married women (n = 86), and men (n=114) patient with Bipolar (mania), with in the age range of 25 to 40 years All demographics of the sample i.e. age gender, marital status, occupation and residence were added in this study. The present research indicates that perceived stress has relationship between couple satisfaction index in the present sample of married women and men suffering with Bipolar. The result of the study supported the hypothesis that to compare the married women and men on study variable. Perceived stress is significantly related to Couple satisfaction index and role of coping in married women and men suffering with Bipolar. In conclusion, a comparative analysis of married bipolar patients' perceptions of stress, marital satisfaction, and coping strategies provides important new information. Acknowledging these distinctions is crucial to creating focused treatment strategies that improve the quality of their marriages overall and increase the well being of both parties. These dynamics should be further investigated in future study, with a focus on longitudinal studies that monitor changes over time as couples deal with the challenges posed by bipolar disorder.
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