ABSTRACT

This study aims to inspect the relationship among life satisfaction and different types of coping strategies includes emotions focused coping, problem focused coping and dysfunctional coping among male and female spinal cord injury patients. A total of 100 spinal cord injury patients with gender of ratio of 50 male and 50 female were selected by using purposive sampling technique from Paraplegic Center Peshawar. The data were together by using tools includes Satisfaction with Life Scale and Brief Cope Inventory.The results revealed that male score on life satisfaction was significantly high in male (M = 26.02, SD = 4.78) than female (M = 21.76, SD = 5.51), t (98) = 4.13, p<.001. On the other hand there was no significant mean difference among male female and in terms of coping strategies includes Emotional focused coping, problem solving and dysfunctional coping. The current study findings reflects a dire need for the management of these psychological problems by using different kinds of evidence based psychotherapies such as Narrative exposure therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and family therapy. Keywords: Life satisfaction, emotions focused coping, problem focused coping and dysfunctional coping
Publication date: 01/07/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.7.5052