Frailty, interpersonal difficulties, self-transcendence and existential anxiety in young adults with chronic illness
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2025-08-13
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UMT Lahore
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The present study aimed to assess the relationship between Frailty, Interpersonal Difficulties, Self-Transcendence and Existential Anxiety in Young Adults with Chronic Illness. Correlational, cross-sectional research design, purposive sampling was employed and the sample comprised N=200 young adults between age range 18-35 years (M=30.72, SD= 4.47) with chronic illness hypertension and Diabetes Type 2. In the study, participants completed Tilberg Frailty Indicator (Gobbens et al., 2010), Interpersonal Difficulties Scale (Saleem, Ihsan, and Mahmood, 2014), Self-Transcendence Scale (Reed, 1991) and Existential Anxiety Scale (Weems et al., 2004). The data was normally distributed with strong internal consistency (α = .60–.90). Pearson Correlation revealed that frailty was positively related with interpersonal difficulties and existential anxiety but it showed no association with self-transcendence. Further, Multiple Linear Regression analysis revealed that frailty and interpersonal difficulties significantly predicted existential anxiety but at the same time self-transcendence was not a significant predictor of existential anxiety. Results from Independent samples t-tests found that women had higher existential anxiety. It was found through ANOVA that unemployed and housewives reported greater existential anxiety. The results of the analysis were discussed in the light of culture.