Page No 85-93
Nice Mary Francis P, Pavithra Joseph, and Sandra Soloman
Prajyoti Niketan College, Thrissur
Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is an uncommon heritable disorder characterized by
skeletal fragility and recurrent fractures.The present study was a comparative analysis
of the psychological correlates in Osteogenesis Imperfecta and non-Osteogenesis
individuals. Within the age range of 18–60 years, the study sample consisted of 60
participants (30 individuals having OI and 30 individuals not having OI), from across
Kerala. In order to measure depression, anxiety, social support, and resilience, the
study utilized Beck Depression Inventory-II, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory,
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Resilience Scale, respectively.
To analyze the data collected, the descriptive statistics, an independent sample t test,
and Pearson’s correlation were used. The levels of depression were found to be
significantly higher than anxiety, perceived social support, resilience among in
osteogenesis imperfecta compared to non-osteogenesis imperfecta group. Depression
and anxiety has a significant negative correlation with resilience and perceived social
support.