The Influence of Posttreatment Mutual Help Group Participation on the Friendship Networks of Substance Abuse Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11053809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Humphreys (0000-0003-0694-5761, VA Palo Alto Health Care System), Jennifer M Noke (VA Palo Alto Health Care System) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 1997-02-01 |
| 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 | 10.1023/a:1024613507082 |
| PMID | 9231993 |
| OpenAlex | W143042599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 24 |
The effect of 12‐step mutual help groups (e.g., Narcotics Anonymous) on members' friendship networks has received little attention. This 1‐year longitudinal study examined such effects in a sample of 2,337 male substance abuse inpatients, 57.7% of whom became significantly involved in 12‐step activities (e.g., reading program literature, attending meetings) after treatment. An a priori model of the interplay of 12‐step involvement and friendship networks was tested using structural equation modeling, and found to have excellent fit to the data. Twelve‐step group involvement after treatment predicted better general friendship characteristics (e.g., number of close friends) and substance abuse‐specific friendship characteristics (e.g., proportion of friends who abstain from drugs and alcohol) at follow‐up. Results are discussed in terms of how mutual help group involvement benefits patients and how the self‐help group evaluation paradigm should be broadened
Friendship · Group (periodic table) · Health psychology · Mutual aid · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Substance abuse · Substance abuse treatment · Substance use · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2023 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |