ArticleAddictive behaviors2018
Goal commitment predicts treatment outcome for adolescents with alcohol use disorder.
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- Working with goals in youth mental health and substance use service: A review of current practice guidelines and recommendations.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Perceptions of Psychiatric Nurses on Substance Use Relapse Prevention Among the Youth- An Exploratory Qualitative Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Goal-oriented practices in youth mental health and wellbeing settings: A scoping review and thematic analysis of empirical evidence.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2025Article
- Recovery and Youth: An Integrative Review.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2020Review
- Predictors of treatment response in a web-based intervention for cannabis users.Internet interventions · 2019Article
- Increasing Older Adult Involvement in Geriatric Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation.Journal of aging and healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveCommitment to change is an innovative potential mediator and mechanism of behavior change (MOBC) that has not been examined in adolescents with substance use disorders (SUD). The Adolescent Substance Abuse Goal Commitment (ASAGC) questionnaire is a reliable and valid 2-scale measure developed to assess the adolescent's commitment to either abstinence or harm reduction (HR) that includes consumption reduction as a stated treatment goal. The objective of this study was to examine the ASAGC's ability to predict alcohol use treatment outcome.
methodDuring sessions three and nine of a 10-week treatment program, therapists completed the ASAGC for 170 adolescents 13-18years of age with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Drinking behaviors were assessed during and after a continued-care phase until 12-month from study onset.
resultsAnalysis of Variance results indicated that adolescents who reported no alcohol use had significantly higher scores on the commitment to abstinence scale than adolescents who reported alcohol use. None of the ANOVA models were significant for commitment to HR. When treatment outcome was examined, commitment to abstinence consistently predicted number of drinking days, number of heavy drinking days, and the maximum number of drinks post-treatment. In contrast, commitment to HR did not predict any of the drinking outcomes. These results suggest that the more adolescents were committed to abstinence during treatment, the less they used and abused alcohol after treatment completion.
conclusionsIn addition to the ASAGC's ability to differentiate between commitment to abstinence and commitment to HR, study findings demonstrate that goal commitment consistently predicts AUD treatment outcome.
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