Tekanan Ekonomi, Konflik Perkahwinan dan Kesejahteraan Mental dalam Kalangan Isteri Penagih Dadah B40 di Malaysia: Satu Tinjauan Awal (Economic Strain, Marital Conflict and Mental Wellbeing Among B40 Wives of Drug Addicts in Malaysia: A Preliminary Study)

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Penyalahgunaan dadah merupakan satu isu sosial yang memberi impak bukan sahaja kepada penagih, malahan terhadap sistem keluarga. Dalam sistem kekeluargaan pula, antara individu yang paling terkesan akibat penagihan dadah adalah isteri. Berdasarkan kajian-kajian lepas yang telah dilakukan di negara Barat, antara impak penagihan dadah terhadap isteri adalah tekanan ekonomi, konflik dalam perkahwinan dan isu berkaitan kesejahteraan mental. Di samping itu, berdasarkan sorotan terhadap kajian lepas, kajian-kajian lepas yang memfokuskan kepada isteri penagih dadah khususnya dalam konteks negara Malaysia didapati masih berkurangan. Sehubungan itu, objektif utama kajian ini adalah mengenalpasti tahap tekanan ekonomi, konflik perkahwinan dan kesejahteraan mental dalam kalangan isteri penagih dadah B40 di Malaysia. Pemilihan sampel kajian dilakukan dengan menggunakan kaedah pensampelan bertujuan dengan melibatkan seramai 132 orang responden. Alat ujian yang digunakan adalah Economic Strain Scale, subskala konflik perkahwinan yang terdapat dalam Braiker-Kelly Partnership Questionnaire dan Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS). Data yang diperoleh telah dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 27. Hasil kajian mendapati majoriti responden mempunyai tahap tekanan ekonomi, konflik perkahwinan dan kesejahteraan mental yang sederhana. Hasil kajian ini dilihat dapat memberikan gambaran awal terhadap pengkaji dan pengamal psikologi di Malaysia dalam melakukan kajian dan membentuk intervensi yang bersesuaian khusus bagi golongan isteri penagih dadah B40 di Malaysia.Kata kunci: Tekanan ekonomi; konflik perkahwinan; kesejahteraan mental; isteri penagih dadah B40Abstract: Drug abuse is a social issue that impacts not only the addicts but also the family system. Within the family system, the individuals most affected by drug addiction are the wives. Based on previous studies conducted in Western countries, the impacts of drug addiction on wives include economic strain, marital conflict, and issues related to mental well-being. Furthermore, a review of past studies indicates that there is a lack of research focusing specifically on the wives of drug addicts in the context of Malaysia. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to identify the levels of economic strain, marital conflict, and mental well-being among the wives of B40 drug addicts in Malaysia. The study sample was selected using purposive sampling, involving 132 respondents. The instruments used were the Economic Strain Scale, The Marital Conflict Subscale from the Braiker-Kelly Partnership Questionnaire, and the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS). 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