Dealing with Stress and Social Support of People with Alcohol Dependence

The article presents the relationship between types of coping with stress and experiences of social support by persons addicted to alcohol who beginning their rehab. The study sample consisted group of 50 men and women participating in the basic fixed-line therapy program. Polish version of Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations Questionnaire (CISS) by N.S. Endler and D.J.A. Parker and Kmiecik-Baran scale were used. The results show a relevant dependence of low and medium potency of compound between coping style focused on the task and social support in the information, evaluative and emotional dimension