Self‐help groups
The members' perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11053307 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bob G Knight (0000-0002-1092-1407, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author), Bob Knight (Psychology Department Indiana University 47401 Bloomington Indiana), Richard Wollert (Portland State University), Richard W Wollert (Portland State University Portland USA), Leon H Levy (University of Maryland Maryland USA), Cynthia L Frame (Marietta College Marietta USA), Valerie P Padgett (Marietta College Marietta USA) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-65 |
| Publication date | 1980-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-0562 • E-ISSN: 1573-2770 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00892281 |
| PMID | 7369192 |
| OpenAlex | W2034791934 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 15 |
The emergence of self-help groups as an important source of help-giving for persons with psychological problems has occurred without a systematic attempt to tap an important source of information about this phenomenon: the members themselves. Eighty members of nine self-help groups were surveyed. The results of this study suggest that self-help groups serve a different population than do professional therapists, that the help-giving processes are mainly supportive in nature, and that an optimistic attitude toward increased collaboration between professional care-givers and self-help groups is justified. Questions for further research are discussed
Health psychology · Public health · Community Health and Development · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,51 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2000 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |