Stone Ariel, Jason Leonard A, Stevens Ed, Light John M
Center for Community Research, DePaul University , Chicago, IL , USA and.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2014 May;40(3):187-91. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2013.852200. Epub 2014 Feb 12.
Few studies have considered the retention of the individuals (alters) comprising the social networks of people in recovery.
The purpose of this study was to describe factors predicting whether alters were retained 6 months after participants completed treatment.
The Important Person Inventory was given to 270 ex-offenders (224 men, 46 women) transitioning from treatment to Oxford House residences, Safe Haven therapeutic communities, or to usual aftercare. A 6-month follow-up was completed by 176 participants (137 men, 39 women).
We found that alters who were related to the participant, did not use drugs, were embedded in smaller networks, and had more frequent contact with the participant were significantly more likely to be retained as important people over 6 months. The alters' drinking and criminal history were not significantly predictive of retention in the network.
Certain characteristics of important people are related to their retention in a social network. Understanding these relationships and the extent to which the network change that occurs is aligned with abstinence-supporting networks is essential for creating effective social interventions for persons in recovery.
很少有研究考虑过康复者社交网络中各个个体（分身）的留存情况。
本研究旨在描述预测参与者完成治疗6个月后分身是否留存的因素。
对270名从治疗过渡到牛津之家住所、安全港治疗社区或常规后续照护的前科人员（224名男性，46名女性）进行重要人物问卷调查。176名参与者（137名男性，39名女性）完成了为期6个月的随访。
我们发现，与参与者有亲属关系、不吸毒、身处较小社交网络且与参与者联系更频繁的分身，在6个月以上的时间里作为重要人物被留存的可能性显著更高。分身的饮酒和犯罪史对其在社交网络中的留存并无显著预测作用。
重要人物的某些特征与其在社交网络中的留存有关。了解这些关系以及发生的社交网络变化与支持戒酒的社交网络的契合程度，对于为康复者制定有效的社会干预措施至关重要。
