Hafsa Fiaz2025-11-242025-11-242023https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/12556The present study aimed to explore the relationship between Illness Perception, Self-Concept, and Interpersonal Relationships in Medical and Psychiatric Patients. The sample consisted of N=281 adults with psychiatric and medical patients between the aged of 20-80 years (M=47.14 and SD=15.62). The women patients were 157 (55.9%) and the men were 124 (44.1%). The data was collected using purposive sampling from government and private hospitals and clinics of Lahore. This study used three measures including Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent, 2006), Self-Concept Scale (Ashraf & Saleem, 2020), and Interpersonal Relationships Scale (Rizvi & Irfan, 2016). The research design of the study was used a cross sectional research design. To find out the relationship between illness perception, self-concept, and interpersonal relationships in medical and psychiatric patients by using a Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The results showed that poor self concept is positively correlation with negative illness perception in medical and psychiatric patients. Negative illness perception also has a significant positive relationship with unhealthy relationships. Poor Self-concept had a significant positive relationship with unhealthy interpersonal relationships. Moreover, the linear regression analysis findings suggested that disease, self-concept, and illness perception are significant predictors of interpersonal relationships. It can be concluded that finding in collectivistic culture is significant for psychoeducation and managing psychological issues between illness perception, self-concept, and interpersonal relationships in medical and psychiatric patients.enThesis