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Leonard A Jason - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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twelve step Program use among oxford house residents spirituality or social support in sobriety
Journal of Substance Abuse, 1995Co-Authors: Michele A Nealonwoods, Joseph R Ferrari, Leonard A JasonAbstract: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 experiences 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’S), 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. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been a well-known recovery support option for over 50 years, serving men and women in the United States and around the world (McCrady & Miller, 1993). The aim of AA is to assist recovering alcoholics and polysubstance users to achieve and maintain abstinence through completion of 12 steps toward recovery. Each AA member is encouraged to progress at his/her own pace toward recovery. Sharing experience, hope, and strength appears to facilitate healing and recovery. Members of AA acknowledge their dependency and powerlessness over alcohol through self-disclosure, and they advance through the 12 steps at self-help meetings typically held each week Portions of this study were presented at the annual meeting of the Easterr~ Psychological Association (1995, April), Boston, MA. Gratitude is expressed to the men residing in Oxford House across Illinois who volunteered to participate in this study, and to J. Paul Malloy of Oxford House, Inc., who provided insight and guidance during the study. We also thank the many research associates who interviewed residents,
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Twelve-Step Program use among Oxford house residents: Spirituality or social support in sobriety? ☆
Journal of substance abuse, 1995Co-Authors: Michele A. Nealon-woods, Joseph R Ferrari, Leonard A JasonAbstract:Abstract 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 experiences 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.
Stina Nylander - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Social Media for Lifestyle Change – social with whom, and why?
2013Co-Authors: Stina NylanderAbstract:We have interviewed members of three different Twelve Step Programs about how they manage their recovery in a long term perspective. This data also provides insight in the social aspects of the Twelve Step Program. We believe that HCI could be inspired for design of social media for lifestyle change by looking more closely at the Twelve Step Program. For example the focus on sharing practical experience, creating groups with strong sense of identification as well as personal mentor relations.
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NordiCHI - Changing my life one step at a time: using the twelve step Program as design inspiration for long term lifestyle change
Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction Making Sense Through Design - NordiCHI '12, 2012Co-Authors: Stina NylanderAbstract:To explore how people manage and maintain life style change, we conducted interviews with eight members of different Twelve Step Fellowships with 2-23 years of recovery about how they maintain and develop their recovery in everyday life. They reported how identification, sharing, and routines are keys to recovery. Our lessons for design concerns how these concepts support recovery in a long term perspective: Sharing to contribute in a broader sense to the fellowship and to serve as an example for fellow members created motivation even after 20 years of recovery; reflecting over routines in recovery was essential since life is constantly changing and routines need to fit into everyday life; concrete gestures were helpful for some of the abstract parts of the recovery work, such as letting go of troubling issues. Design aimed to support maintenance of lifestyle change needs to open up for ways of sharing that allow users to contribute their experiences in ways that create motivation, and support users in reflecting over their routines rather than prompting them on what to do.
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Maintaining life change and supporting maintenance with design – what can we learn from Twelve Step recovery?
2011Co-Authors: Stina NylanderAbstract:The project has created a design for a mobile service for personal Twelve Step work and situated Twelve Step work within the space of internet therapy and mobile services. The Twelve Step Program helps addicts to recover from addiction and obsessive behavior, and their families to recover from the effects of living with an addict. Since recovery touches upon all aspects of life, mobile technology is a useful tool. The design presented below consists of three functions: · compiling the daily rhythm – helping users reflect over their routines through data collection and visualization, · rolling the dice - helping users break out of negative thinking by suggesting activities, · a gesture for letting go – helping users let go of issues they cannot handle. They are grounded in interviews and literature and will be further tested in future projects. Here, they are described and their minimal technical requirements are listed.
James D. Wright - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sobering Up on the Streets: Homeless Men in Alcoholics Anonymous
Society, 2010Co-Authors: Rachel L Rayburn, James D. WrightAbstract:An exploratory, qualitative examination of homeless, recovering alcoholic men in a Twelve-Step Program shows the ways these men adapt tools of sobriety to match their needs. Using semi-structured interviews, the experiences of these men were evaluated in order to find out how they stay sober without a formal place to live. Based on the narrative histories, three varieties of adaptations to the conventional Alcoholics Anonymous Program are discussed: excessive twelfth-stepping, a melange of religious principles, and unrealistic ideals. Implications for treatment and directions for future research are discussed.
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homeless men in alcoholics anonymous barriers to achieving and maintaining sobriety
Journal of Applied Social Science, 2009Co-Authors: Rachel L Rayburn, James D. WrightAbstract:An exploratory, qualitative study of homeless, recovering alcoholic men in a Twelve-Step Program examines the problems they encounter maintaining sobriety. Using semistructured interviews, the experiences of these men were analyzed in order to learn how they stay sober without a formal place to live. Four kinds of special barriers to sobriety are inferred from their narrative histories: identification with a recovery community, sponsorship, step work, and time constraints. Implications for treatment and directions for future research are discussed.
Joseph R Ferrari - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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twelve step Program use among oxford house residents spirituality or social support in sobriety
Journal of Substance Abuse, 1995Co-Authors: Michele A Nealonwoods, Joseph R Ferrari, Leonard A JasonAbstract: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 experiences 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’S), 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. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been a well-known recovery support option for over 50 years, serving men and women in the United States and around the world (McCrady & Miller, 1993). The aim of AA is to assist recovering alcoholics and polysubstance users to achieve and maintain abstinence through completion of 12 steps toward recovery. Each AA member is encouraged to progress at his/her own pace toward recovery. Sharing experience, hope, and strength appears to facilitate healing and recovery. Members of AA acknowledge their dependency and powerlessness over alcohol through self-disclosure, and they advance through the 12 steps at self-help meetings typically held each week Portions of this study were presented at the annual meeting of the Easterr~ Psychological Association (1995, April), Boston, MA. Gratitude is expressed to the men residing in Oxford House across Illinois who volunteered to participate in this study, and to J. Paul Malloy of Oxford House, Inc., who provided insight and guidance during the study. We also thank the many research associates who interviewed residents,
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Twelve-Step Program use among Oxford house residents: Spirituality or social support in sobriety? ☆
Journal of substance abuse, 1995Co-Authors: Michele A. Nealon-woods, Joseph R Ferrari, Leonard A JasonAbstract:Abstract 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 experiences 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.
Gregory K. Beatty - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Twelve-Step Program Attendance and Polysubstance Use: Interplay of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use*
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2011Co-Authors: J. Scott Tonigan, Gregory K. BeattyAbstract:Objective:The primary aim of this study was to advance understanding of the efficacy of 12-step Programs by determining the temporal relationships between alcohol and illicit drug use among 12-step Program affiliates.Method:A total of 253 early 12-step affiliates without extensive histories of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) attendance were recruited from substance use treatment and community-based AA. A majority of the sample met criteria for a diagnosis of alcohol dependence, reported lifetime use of illicit drugs, and reported illicit drug use in the 90-day period before recruitment. After informed consent, participants were interviewed at intake and in 3-month increments for 1 year.Results:Preliminary analyses indicated that 12-step attendance was predictive of reductions in substance use and that such reductions were not moderated by illicit substance use disorder diagnosis or alcoholproblem severity. Lagged hierarchical linear models indicated that illicit drug use was a robust predictor of later use of a...
