Nealon-Woods M A, Ferrari J R, Jason L A
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
J Subst Abuse. 1995;7(3):311-8. doi: 10.1016/0899-3289(95)90024-1.
Oxford House is a self-help, self-governed, democratic communal-living environment for recovering alcoholics and polysubstance abusers. In this study, 134 male residents (M age = 34 years old) were personally interviewed on their recovery process and, in particular, on their experience with 12-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Most residents (76%) reported they attended weekly AA meetings to assist in their recovery, mainly to acquire effective techniques to maintain sobriety (72%). Many AA attendees (43%) claimed no sense of spirituality prior to joining AA, and for most of these men (71%), attendance at weekly meetings was not motivated by "spirituality" aspects of the program. In contrast, the majority of residents (53%) attending weekly AA meetings claimed that a sense of fellowship with similar recovering others was their reason for program involvement. It appears that among men living in a communal setting with other recovering addicts, the need for social support for sobriety from similar others continues beyond the confines of their residence.
牛津之家是一个为戒酒者和多种物质滥用者提供自助、自治、民主的集体生活环境。在本研究中，对134名男性居民（平均年龄34岁）就其康复过程进行了个人访谈，特别是关于他们参与诸如戒酒互助会（AA）等12步康复计划的经历。大多数居民（76%）报告称他们每周参加戒酒互助会会议以帮助康复，主要是为了获得保持清醒的有效技巧（72%）。许多参加戒酒互助会的人（43%）称在加入戒酒互助会之前没有精神信仰，并且对于这些人中的大多数（71%）而言，参加每周的会议并非受该计划“精神信仰”方面的激励。相比之下，参加每周戒酒互助会会议的大多数居民（53%）称与其他康复者的同志情谊是他们参与该计划的原因。看来，在与其他康复成瘾者共同生活在集体环境中的男性中，来自类似他人的对清醒的社会支持需求在其居住范围之外仍持续存在。
