Polcin Douglas L, Mahoney Elizabeth, Subbaraman Meenakshi, Mericle Amy A
Behavioral Health and Recovery Studies, Public Health Institute, Oakland, California.
Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, California.
Alcohol Treat Q. 2023;41(4):488-503. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2023.2242801. Epub 2023 Jul 31.
Giving and receiving help are integral to creating the social environments necessary to support recovery. However, studies assessing the effects of helping behaviors have focused primarily on the benefits derived from giving help to others in 12-step programs and treatment. The current study examined the frequency of giving and receiving help among 188 persons entering sober living houses (SLHs), a type of recovery home that is common in California. Helping was assessed in three contexts: the SLH, 12-step meetings they attended, and interactions with their family and friends. Residents who gave help to others in one of these contexts tended to also receive help in that context. Residents who reported giving or receiving help in one context tended to report giving and receiving help in other contexts. Study findings suggest helping in recovery occurs in a broader, more reciprocal manner than currently conceptualized. Studies should address how giving and receiving help in different contexts affects recovery outcomes. Research is also needed to describe the determinants of giving and receiving help. Considerations for facilitating help among SLH residents are described.
给予和接受帮助对于营造支持康复所需的社会环境至关重要。然而，评估帮助行为效果的研究主要集中在12步康复计划和治疗中向他人提供帮助所带来的益处。当前的研究调查了188名进入清醒生活之家（SLH）的人给予和接受帮助的频率，清醒生活之家是加利福尼亚州常见的一种康复之家类型。在三种情境下评估帮助行为：清醒生活之家、他们参加的12步会议以及与家人和朋友的互动。在这些情境之一中向他人提供帮助的居民往往在该情境中也会接受帮助。在一种情境中报告给予或接受帮助的居民往往在其他情境中也报告给予和接受帮助。研究结果表明，康复过程中的帮助行为比目前所设想的以更广泛、更相互的方式发生。研究应探讨在不同情境下给予和接受帮助如何影响康复结果。还需要开展研究来描述给予和接受帮助的决定因素。文中描述了促进清醒生活之家居民之间提供帮助的相关考量因素。
