Cooper Hannah Lf, Clark Claire Ducharme, Barham Terrika, Embry Venita, Caruso Bethany, Comfort Megan
a 1Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
b 2Institute of Liberal Arts, Emory University , Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Jan 1;49(1-2):176-188. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2013.824474. Epub 2013 Aug 21.
This NIH-funded longitudinal qualitative study explored pathways through which partner incarceration affected substance misuse among African American women. Four waves of semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 substance-misusing African American women whose partners had recently been incarcerated. Data were collected in Atlanta, Georgia, during 2010-2011. Transcripts were analyzed using grounded theory methods. Analyses suggest that partner incarceration initially precipitated multiple crises in women's lives (e.g., homelessness); over time, and with formal and informal support, women got their lives "back on track." Substance misuse declined over time, though spiked for some women during the crisis period. We discuss implications for research and interventions.
这项由美国国立卫生研究院资助的纵向定性研究，探索了伴侣入狱影响非裔美国女性药物滥用的途径。对17名有药物滥用问题、伴侣近期入狱的非裔美国女性进行了四轮半结构化访谈。2010年至2011年期间在佐治亚州亚特兰大收集数据。使用扎根理论方法对访谈记录进行分析。分析表明，伴侣入狱最初引发了女性生活中的多重危机（如无家可归）；随着时间推移，在正式和非正式支持下，女性的生活“重回正轨”。药物滥用随时间减少，不过在危机期间一些女性出现了药物滥用激增的情况。我们讨论了研究和干预的意义。
