Creating a New Life
Dimensions of Temperance in Perinatal Cocaine Crack Users
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5455531 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzanne Pursley-Crotteau (Community Health at the Medical College of Georgia), Suzanne Pursley‐Crotteau, Phyllis Noerager Stem (Department of Parent-Child Nursing at Indiana University) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 350-367 |
| Publication date | 1996-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/104973239600600304 |
| OpenAlex | W2130245671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 14 |
In a grounded theory study with 19 perinatal women in treatment for cocaine crack use, their main problem was found to be staying clean, a goal achieved by some through a process the authors called creating a new life. Treatment facilities used an addiction-as-illness model and emphasized the importance of the women achieving an addict identity. The pregnant women, going through the developmental process of achieving a maternal identity, found the treatment center philosophy conflictual to their psychological and biological needs. The women's ability for staying clean or temperant included 4 dimensions, holding on to the lifeline, messin' up, goin' it alone, and dancin' with the devil. Resolution of this conflict, as well as a growing confidence in their ability to recover from cocaine addiction and to commit to a 'normal' life as mothers were central to the new life created as the women. Implications of the theory for practice are suggested
Addiction · Commit · Crack cocaine · Developmental psychology · Grounded theory · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2001 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |