Self-Control, Self-Efficacy and Resilience Among Patients With Substance Use Disorder

Abstract

Substance use disorder is one of the overarching health and social issues that might seriously disrupt individuals’ self-control, self-efficacy and resilience. The purpose of this study is to investigate how resilience mediates the relationships between self-control and self-efficacy among patients with opioid addicted and this study is to identify knowledge about self-efficacy, and perceived behavioral control associated with heroin and/or substance usage pattern among heroin addicted. Research was carried out at District head quarter (DHQ) and rehabilitation centers. Faisalabad, Pakistan. Duration of this study was Eight months from July 01, 2021 to February 28, 2022. Correlational study of 200 patients with substance use disorder (Heroin) in Faisalabad Pakistan. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition)-based diagnostic questionnaires were used to collect demographic information and assess addiction severity. The Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS-13), General self-efficacy scale (GSE-10) And Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) was used. After data collection descriptive and inferential statistics was used to collect the results. And results concluded that total scores on the self-control, resilience, and self-efficacy were significantly positive. And resilience fully mediated the relationship between self-control and self-efficacy, relationships between self-control and self-esteem were partially mediated by resilience, and resilience partially mediated the relationship between self-control and self-efficacy. Conclusion of this study significantly concluded that self-control through resilience and on to self-efficacy is significant among patients with substance use disorders, suggesting that increasing self-control, resilience, can improve self-efficacy among patients with heroin addicts.

Keywords: Brief self-control, general self-efficacy, resilience, substance use disorder, opioid addiction.