McCartney J
Department of Psychology, London Guildhall University.
Genet Soc Gen Psychol Monogr. 1995 Feb;121(1):39-64.
An empirical study of a British clinical population is reported, in which the influence of relationships on confidence in maintaining change across a number of addictive behaviors was investigated. The hypothesis was that the perceived quality of relationships would be correlated with a client's confidence in sustaining abstinence or change. It was also thought that qualitative data would help clarify some of the underlying processes mediating such a link if it were established. The results largely supported the predictions, although relationship difficulties were significantly more common in gamblers and alcoholics compared with smokers and overeaters. The discussion develops the view that the notion of emotional disclosure and system theory's emphasis on circular causality are particularly useful concepts in making sense of the data.
本文报告了一项针对英国临床人群的实证研究，该研究调查了人际关系对多种成瘾行为维持改变的信心的影响。研究假设是，人际关系的感知质量将与客户维持戒断或改变的信心相关。研究还认为，如果建立了这种联系，定性数据将有助于阐明一些调节这种联系的潜在过程。结果在很大程度上支持了预测，尽管与吸烟者和暴饮暴食者相比，赌徒和酗酒者的人际关系困难明显更为常见。讨论提出了这样一种观点，即情感表露的概念和系统理论对循环因果关系的强调，在理解这些数据方面是特别有用的概念。
