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Applying behavior change models to understand spiritual mechanisms underlying change in substance abuse treatment.
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American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse . Nov2005, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p669-684. 16p. 1 Diagram. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Despite increasing attention directed to conceptual and methodological issues surrounding spirituality and despite the centrality of "spiritual transformation" in the recovery literature, there is little systematic evidence to support the role of spiritual change as a necessary condition for substance abuse behavior change. As an explicit conceptualization of mechanisms underlying behavior change is fundamental to effective interventions, this article: 1) briefly reviews relevant behavior change theories to identify key variables underlying change; 2) presents an integrative conceptual framework articulating linkages between program components, behavior change processes, spiritual change mechanisms and substance abuse outcomes; and 3) presents a discussion of how the mechanisms identified in our model can be seen in commonly used substance abuse interventions. Overall, we argue that spiritual transformation at an individual level takes place in a social context involving peer influence, role modeling, and social reinforcement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00952990
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Drug & Alcohol Abuse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18909035
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1081/ADA-200068459