Nichols Lindsey M, Brown Tiffany B, Allmendinger Angela, Hennessy Emily A, Tanner-Smith Emily E
Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA.
Recovery Research Institute, Center for Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2025 Jan 7;20(1):2. doi: 10.1186/s13722-024-00518-x.
College students who are in recovery from substance use disorders face challenges related to abstaining from substance use, finding supportive social networks, and achieving their academic goals. These students may therefore seek out various recovery supports at their institutions to meet their needs and goals.
This study analyzed previously collected data to explore themes related to students' experiences of recovery, including their recovery needs and challenges while also attending college. We conducted qualitative thematic analysis of written responses to open-ended prompts posed to 92 college students from one university (47% female; M age = 21.5 years, SD = 5.6) who participated in a larger parent study of Collegiate Recovery Programs in the United States. We used a phenomenological approach to guide the current study, to characterize the meaning and experience within the shared phenomenon of recovery processes among college students.
Two broad categories emerged, representing nine total themes that were coded: (a) intrapersonal factors: recovery-specific challenges, self-care and coping, mental and behavioral health, life challenges, and personal motivations and attributes; and (b) interpersonal/social factors: 12-step recovery supports, external supports and community, college environment, and relationships with others.
Findings offer insight into barriers and facilitators to recovery among colleges students and are discussed in terms of their implications for primary stakeholders at institutions of higher education to support college students in substance use recovery.
正在从物质使用障碍中康复的大学生面临着与戒除物质使用、寻找支持性社交网络以及实现学业目标相关的挑战。因此，这些学生可能会在他们的院校寻求各种康复支持来满足他们的需求和目标。
本研究分析了先前收集的数据，以探索与学生康复经历相关的主题，包括他们在大学期间的康复需求和挑战。我们对来自一所大学的92名大学生（47%为女性；平均年龄 = 21.5岁，标准差 = 5.6）对开放式问题的书面回答进行了定性主题分析，这些学生参与了美国一项关于大学康复项目的大型母体研究。我们采用现象学方法来指导当前的研究，以描述大学生康复过程这一共同现象中的意义和经历。
出现了两大类，共代表九个编码主题：（a）个人内在因素：特定于康复的挑战、自我照顾与应对、心理和行为健康、生活挑战以及个人动机和特质；（b）人际/社会因素：12步康复支持、外部支持与社区、大学环境以及与他人的关系。
研究结果为大学生康复的障碍和促进因素提供了见解，并从其对高等教育机构主要利益相关者支持大学生物质使用康复的影响方面进行了讨论。
