Rice Samara Lloyd, Tonigan J Scott
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA.
Alcohol Treat Q. 2012 Jan 4;30(1):40-51. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2012.635550.
Social support for abstinence in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been reported to be a consistent factor accounting for AA benefit. However, the nonspecific or unintended effects of such support remain poorly understood and rarely investigated. This prospective study investigated how one nonspecific factor-perceived AA group cohesiveness-predicted increased practice of AA-related behaviors. Findings indicated that impressions of AA group cohesion predicted increased AA attendance, the practice of prescribed AA activities, and self-reported AA usefulness. It appears that a sense of belongingness predicts subsequent engagement in the AA social network that, in turn, is predictive of increased abstinence.
据报道,戒酒互助会(AA)中对戒酒的社会支持是一个持续存在的因素,可解释AA戒酒成效的原因。然而,这种支持的非特定性或非预期效果仍鲜为人知,也很少有人进行研究。这项前瞻性研究调查了一个非特定因素——对AA团体凝聚力的感知——如何预测与AA相关行为的增加。研究结果表明,对AA团体凝聚力的印象预测了AA出席率的提高、规定的AA活动的实践以及自我报告的AA有用性。归属感似乎预示着随后会参与AA社交网络,而这反过来又预示着戒酒成功率的提高。