The Psychosocial Effects of Alcoholism on Family Well-Being: A Case of Mugoiri Ward, Muranga County, Kenya
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2022-10
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Daystar University School of Applied Human Sciences
Abstract
Both the age at onset of alcohol use and a family history of alcoholism can influence a person’s risk of becoming alcohol dependent. Alcoholism has become a big menace in many families thus affecting its well-being. This study was concerned with investigating the psychosocial effects of alcoholism on family wellbeing. It was carried out in Murang’a County, in Mugoiri ward. The study focused on four main broad questions: the types of alcoholic drinks used; the factors contributing to alcoholism; the psychosocial effects of alcoholism on the family; and the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics of the family and alcohol use in Mugoiri Ward, Murang’a County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, where questionnaires and interview methods of data collection were applied. By the combination of qualitative and quantitative methods and approaches in collecting and analyzing data, the mixed method gave a better understanding of the variables under investigation. The study involved 105 households where cluster sampling method was applied to select the participating households, and simple random sampling method was used to select those who would participate. The study findings revealed that 41 percent of the respondents used non-traditional alcoholic drinks like Tusker, Black-gold, Guinness, and Chrome, which were more expensive. The findings further revealed that there was a statistical significance of the factors under investigation for their contribution to the respondents’ alcoholic behaviour. The statistical analysis revealed that poverty, irresponsibility, neglecting family, family conflicts, family breakup, disease and death had significant level of psychosocial effects of alcoholism. The Short Michigan Alcohol Test (MAST) Scores confirmed that alcoholism resulted to various psycho-social effects. The study established that there was positive strong correlation between the socio-demographic aspects of age, gender and marital status, and alcohol use. The relationship between religion of the respondents and their alcohol use was a strong negative correlation, meaning religion helped curb alcoholism. The level of education and the employment status had a weak positive correlation with alcoholism.
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In Counselling Psychology
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Psychosocial Effects, Alcoholism, Family Well-Being, Mugoiri Ward, Muranga County
Citation
Wanjeri.P.R(2022).The Psychosocial Effects of Alcoholism on Family Well-Being: A Case of Mugoiri Ward, Muranga County, Kenya:Daystar University School of Applied Human Sciences(Thesis)