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General and alcohol-specific social support following treatment

Beattie, Martha C, Longabaugh, Richard·1999·Addictive Behaviors
DOI 10.1016/s0306-4603(98)00120-8
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Both general and alcohol-specific support have been shown, albeit inconsistently, to affect drinking behavior. The discrepant findings may be clarified by examining how they work together. In exploratory analysis of clients following private outpatient alcoholism treatment, we found that the two variables add uniquely to the explanation of the variance in proportion of days abstinent (PDA). Both contribute significantly in the short term (3 months posttreatment), but only alcohol-specific support helps to explain variance over the longer term (15 months posttreatment), and alcohol-specific support explains more of the variance in PDA than general support at both time periods. More complex relationships are operating when short-term treatment effects have diminished. Alcohol-specific support mediates the relationship between general support and PDA, and both general social support and alcohol-specific support are moderators of one another in their relationships to PDA. Knowing how different types of social support affect drinking behavior at different intervals following treatment may help treatment providers to better prepare their clients for the posttreatment social environment.

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  • Functional social support (FSS) can have a positive effect on the proportion of days abstinent.

    “It has been shown that FSS can have a positive effect on the proportion of days abstinent [50] and can predict treatment retention and reduction of alcohol intake [51].”

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Authors
Beattie, M. C., & Longabaugh, R.
Affiliations
  • Alcohol Research Group (US)
  • Brown University (US)
Corresponding author
Beattie, Martha C
Venue
Addictive Behaviors
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-09
Volume
24
Issue
5
Pages
593-606
ISSN
0306-4603 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0306-4603(98)00120-8
OpenAlex
W2044762482
Cited by
186
References
44
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 11
FWCI
0.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01aa005827-04, 2r01aa006698-04, 7r01aa010450-05)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA06698, AA 05827, AA10450)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Keywords
alcoholism treatment, outpatient care, abstinence, drinking behavior, mediation, moderation, relapse
MeSH terms
Adult, Alcoholism, Ambulatory Care, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Temperance, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome

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