A study to determine the contributing role of psychosocial factors in predicting quality of life

Pages: 172-175
Sushmita Upadhyay (Department of Psychology, M.G.P.G. College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh)

The present study is an attempt to find out the relationship between psychosocial variables and quality of life. This study make an effort to the contributing role of those psychological variables in predicting health and well-being of the patient and non-patient group. Sample consists 150 participants In which 75 participants are the patients who had to gone through surgical intervention and 75 participants are from the non-patients group. The findings suggested that their was a significant positive correlation between demographic and psychosocial variables and quality of life in patient, non-patient and total group of participants. In the patient group age was found to be inversely correlated with quality of life. In non-patient group quality of life was positively contributing personal control, detachment and faith whereas anxiety and age were universally, predicting quality of life of respondents in total group of participants.