期刊
ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT QUARTERLY
卷 24, 期 1-2, 页码 33-73出版社
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1300/J020v24n01_04
关键词
Recovery; addiction; 12-step; spirituality; social support; quality of life; meaning
资金
- NIDA [R01 DA14409]
- Peter McManus Charitable Trust
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE [R01DA014409] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Many recovering substance users report quitting drugs because they wanted a better life. The road of recovery is the path to a better life but a challenging and stressful path for most. There has been little research among recovering persons in spite of the numbers involved, and most research has focused on substance use outcomes. This study examines stress and quality of life as a function of time in recovery, and uses structural equation modeling to test the hypothesis that social supports, spirituality, religiousness, life meaning, and 12-step affiliation buffer stress toward enhanced life satisfaction. Recovering persons (N = 353) recruited in New York City were mostly inner-city ethnic minority members whose primary substance had been crack or heroin. Longer recovery time was significantly associated with lower stress and with higher quality of life. Findings supported the study hypothesis; the ` buffer' constructs accounted for 22% of the variance in life satisfaction. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed. (C) 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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