Is General or Alcohol-Specific Perceived Social Support Associated with Depression among Adults in Substance Use Treatment?
| Autor: | Anne E. Dawson, Ellen E. Haynes, Ryan C. Shorey, Catherine Strauss, JoAnna Elmquist, Gregory L. Stuart, Scott Anderson |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Alcohol Drinking Substance-Related Disorders 030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Alcohol Factor structure Article 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Social support 0302 clinical medicine Sobriety medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Psychiatry General Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses) Depression Reproducibility of Results Social Support Middle Aged Mental health chemistry Female Self Report Substance Abuse Treatment Centers Substance use 0305 other medical science Psychology Substance use treatment Alcohol-Related Disorders Clinical psychology |
| Popis: | Alcohol use disorders are among the most common mental health disorders in the world and incur considerable costs for individuals and society. Previous research has demonstrated that perceived social support (PSS) may decrease rates of depression and relapse in individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use. The current study developed and investigated a self-report measure for perceived social support for sobriety from alcohol (PSSA) in a sample of men and women in residential treatment for substance use (N = 231), and examined the relationship between general or alcohol-specific perceived social support and depression. Analyses demonstrated sound factor structure, reliability, and validity for the PSSA. Additionally, the new measure of PSS for alcohol sobriety was negatively and uniquely associated with depression, even after controlling for general PSS, enacted social support, and negative social interactions. Overall, findings demonstrated that the PSSA was associated with fewer depressive symptoms, even after accounting for other known correlates of depression. Future research should replicate and extend these findings and examine whether this new measure predicts abstinence from alcohol following treatment. |
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