Quality of life and family environment of spouses of alcoholics and Spouses of non- alcoholics

Introduction:-Present Study aim to assess the difference between Quality of life and Family Environment of spouses of alcoholics and the spouses of non-alcoholics.Background:-According to Groulx et al. (2000) quality of life means to feel good and to have what is needed to cope with your life in the best possible, like for example, having the right to go to school, to be able to work, to live in a decent dwelling that is not too expensive (not a slum), and to have right to health care. Quality of life is also being able to live in peace and harmony with others, without discrimination, without feeling differences between the races or the sexes or between handicapped and non handicapped people. It is to feel accepted as we are. It is also to have the greatest control possible over our own lives. Family environment bearing healthy and high quality characteristics affects the development of the child in many ways like self concept of the child and his/her emotional and social development. Social status of the parents, relations within the family, the number of siblings and the relations among the siblings determine the characteristics of the family environment. Methodology:- The sample comprised 150 spouses of alcoholics and 150 spouses of non-alcoholics. The sample of spouses of alcoholics was collected from the permission of authority of Ankur rehab Center, Indore, M.P. Non-Alcoholics (Spouses) data was also collected from Indore, M.P. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Second Edition (WHO, 1992),The WHOQOL (World Health Organization Quality of Life) -100 (WHO, 1994), Family Environment Scale- Indian adaptation of FES, (Joshi &Vyas, 1987) and General health Questionnaire GHQ (Shamsunder et. al, 1986) were used in data collection. Result & Conclusion:-Study revealed that the differences between quality of life and family environment spouses of alcoholics group and spouses of non-alcoholics group.