| Study on Alcoholic Couples Communication Types and Efficiency |
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Jung Suk Park1, Soo Yang2 |
1Department of Occupational Health Nursing, Graduate School of Occupational Health, The Catholic University of Korea
2College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea |
| 알코올중독자 부부의 의사소통 유형과 효율성에 관한 연구 |
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박 정 숙1, 양 수2 |
1가톨릭대학교 산업보건대학원
2가톨릭대학교 간호대학 교수 |
Correspondence:
Soo Yang, Tel: +82-2-590-1290, Fax: +82-2-590-1297,
Email: sooy@catholic.ac. kr
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Received: 2 August 2005 • Accepted: 15 September 2005 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study was conducted by investigating alcoholic couples and their types of communication to provide the necessary data for improving their communication problems.
Methods
A questionnaire survey was administered to 50 alcoholic couples with the husbands receiving treatment as inpatients or outpatients after being diagnosed as alcoholics at K Hospital in U City and 50 normal couples living in Seoul and Incheon.
Results
1) The two groups also showed significant difference in terms of communication types. Alcoholics in particular tended to be indifferent to communication, although their wives showed the highest tendency toward mutual respect. 2) The combined types of communication between the two groups significantly differed, with the communication types of alcoholic couples found to be mostly dysfunctional and those of normal couples found to be mostly functional. 3) There was also a significant difference between the two groups in terms of the efficiency of communication, where alcoholics and their wives showed an average of 5.12 and 3.41 points, respectively.
Conclusion
Results suggest that alcoholic couples use more dysfunctional communication methods compared to normal couples. It is therefore necessary to develop various programs to address the communication problems based on the results of this study. |
| Key Words:
Alcoholic couple; Communication; Efficiency |
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