<![CDATA[Background: Alcoholism is a major health issue and it affects the mental stability of the individual. It is alsoconsidered as a family disease and social problem because the alcoholism of one person in the family affectsthe entire family by mentally, economically and physically. Among family members, the wives of alcoholicsare the most affected person by their emotional and physical attachment in the relationship. The wives ofalcoholics often face domestic violence, marital conflicts, insecurity, social isolation, job losses or houselose due to the alcoholism of their partner and it leads them into psychological problems like stress, anger,shame, anxiety, depression, self- blame, hopelessness, low self- esteem and suicide tendency. Copings arethe thoughts and actions used by an individual to deal with a threatening situation. Since wives of alcoholicsare stressed due to the drinking habit of their spouse, they need to choose different coping strategies. Copingstrategies are the intensive efforts used by the wives of alcoholics both behavioural as well as psychologicalto endure and decrease the stress associated with their husband’s drinking habit.Methods: In this study, researchers attempted to understand the coping strategies used by the wives ofalcoholics. The study measured the level of Coping Strategies and significant factors associated with wivesof alcoholics of Kottayam district of Kerala, India. Survey Design was used for the study. Census methodused to collect the samples. Conclusion: Nearly half (42%) of the respondents have a medium level ofcoping strategies and 32% of the respondents have high level and 26% have low level of coping strategies.The study reveals that Coping Strategies has no significant difference between sociodemographic variableslike age, religion, area of residence, type of family, education, occupation, family monthly income andduration of habit in the spouse. In this study, it is understood that the coping strategies of wives of alcoholicsdepend on the family atmosphere, behaviour of the husbands and genetic factor and personality of the wives.]]>
