Comparison of Mindfulness, Death Anxiety and Defensive Mechanisms in Addicted and Nonaddicted People

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare mental health, death anxiety and defense mechanisms in addicted and nonaddicted people. The research method is descriptive of comparative causal type. The statistical population of the study consisted of all addicts and nonaddicted people in Zahedan city. The sample consisted of 200 people (100 addicted men and 100 non-addicted men) who were volunteers for non-addicts who were volunteers. The tool used in this research was a questionnaire of 39 items of mind-consciousness [1], a questionnaire of 40 items of defense mechanisms [2], Templar death anxiety inventory (1970). The statistical method used in descriptive and inferential level was used to analyze the variance analysis of variables and independent t-test. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the components of mindfulness, such as action with mindfulness, lack of judgment, and observation in addicted and non addicted people, as the mean of action component with mindfulness and lack of judgment in lower addicted people From non-addicted And the average component of observation in addicts is higher than non-addict. Also, there is a meaningful difference in the concept of death anxiety in addicted and non-addicted people. The mean of death anxiety in addicted people is higher than non-addicted people. Also, the average of psychosocial defense mechanisms in addicted people is higher than non-addicts, and there is no difference in the mechanisms of growth and non-growth in addicted and non-addicted people.