Trial reportThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2014
Factors affecting the stability of social networks during early recovery in ex-offenders.
Trial report in The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Predicting attrition of men with a history of violence from randomised clinical trials.Trials · 2023Trial
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- The Complex Dynamics of Resources and Maintaining Factors in Social Networks for Alcohol-Use Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Choose who's in your circle: how women's relationship actions during and following residential treatment help create recovery-oriented networks.Journal of social work practice in the addictions · 2020Article
- Personal Network Structure and Substance Use in Women by 12 Months Post Treatment Intake.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2016Article
- Reducing Economic Disparities for Female Offenders: The Oxford House Model.Alcoholism treatment quarterlyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have considered the retention of the individuals (alters) comprising the social networks of people in recovery.
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to describe factors predicting whether alters were retained 6 months after participants completed treatment.
methodThe Important Person Inventory was given to 270 ex-offenders (224 men, 46 women) transitioning from treatment to Oxford House residences, Safe Haven therapeutic communities, or to usual aftercare. A 6-month follow-up was completed by 176 participants (137 men, 39 women).
resultsWe found that alters who were related to the participant, did not use drugs, were embedded in smaller networks, and had more frequent contact with the participant were significantly more likely to be retained as important people over 6 months. The alters' drinking and criminal history were not significantly predictive of retention in the network.
conclusionsCertain characteristics of important people are related to their retention in a social network. Understanding these relationships and the extent to which the network change that occurs is aligned with abstinence-supporting networks is essential for creating effective social interventions for persons in recovery.
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