Readiness to Change as a Predictor of Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being among Patients Diagnosed with Substance Use Disorders

Abstract

Readiness for change plays crucial role in individual life to switch or change their problematic behaviors to their desirable behaviors. Especially in the case of drug addiction the readiness to change of any individual is an essential component that leads toward change. The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of readiness to change on mental health and subjective wellbeing in patients diagnosed with substance use disorder. The nature of this study is quantitative by using purposive sampling technique. The study consisted of 200 participants with substance abuse. By using SPSS software person correlation and linear regression analysis was utilized to check the relationship and impact between studied variables. The findings indicated that there is positive relationship present between study variables. Further, it indicated that there is a strong impact of readiness to change with other variables i.e., depression, satisfaction with life and subjective happiness. This study emphasized to investigate the significant impact of readiness to change on mental health and subjective wellbeing in patients of substance use disorder. The Data is collected from different rehabilitation centers of twin cities (Rawalpindi and Islamabad). The study highlighted the importance and the effectiveness of use readiness to change model it will help in better understanding of any individual’s stage of change and the presences of readiness to change promotes better mental health and subjective wellbeing in patients diagnosed with substance use disorder.