FAMILY SYSTEM AND TYPES OF HEPATITIS (B & C) AS PREDICTORS OF SELF-ESTEEM AMONG HEPATITIS PATIENTS

Abstract

The main objective of the current research was to study the impact of family system as a predictor of the level of self-esteem among the patients of Hepatitis B and C. Descriptive statistics for all the variables were computed followed by percentage of all demographic variables. Data was collected from different hospital of Jhang district. An indigenously Self-Esteem Scale, developed by Rifai (1999) was administered on the present sample. Multiple Regression analysis and t test were applied to find the statistical significance among the variables. The present findings indicated that nuclear family system was significantly positively predicts self-esteem among hepatitis patients. Hepatitis B significantly negatively predicts self esteem among hepatitis patients. On comparing hepatitis patients with family system on self-esteem, results revealed joint family system scored high on self esteem as compared to nuclear family system. Finding of this study will facilitate the health professionals in giving the attention to the psychological aspects of life threatening disease like hepatitis and to develop insight about the cognitive function and self-concept of hepatitis patients.