Association between gender and marital status and confidence in remaining abstinent among alcohol abusers in treatment

Aims. To assess the importance of gender and marital status on self‐efficacy expectancies of alcohol abusers in treatment. Design, participants and setting. Cross‐sectional study with a group of alcohol abusers in treatment (n=259, 56 women) at the Bergen Clinics Foundation, Norway. Measurements. Th...

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Published in:Addiction (Abingdon, England) England), 1999-08, Vol.94 (8), p.1219-1225
Main Author: Skutle, Arvid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstinence
Addiction
Adult
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol use
Alcoholics
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - prevention & control
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Expectations
Female
Gender
Humans
Male
Marital Status
Marriage
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Middle Aged Adults
Multivariate Analysis
Norway
Norway - epidemiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Relapse
Relationship
Risk
Self Control
Self Efficacy
Sex
Sex Differences
Sexes
Single Persons
Substance abuse treatment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Temperance
Treatment Outcomes
Treatments
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Summary:Aims. To assess the importance of gender and marital status on self‐efficacy expectancies of alcohol abusers in treatment. Design, participants and setting. Cross‐sectional study with a group of alcohol abusers in treatment (n=259, 56 women) at the Bergen Clinics Foundation, Norway. Measurements. The Situational Confidence Questionnaire was applied for the self‐efficacy assessment. Findings. Self‐reports of significant life problems were associated with low self‐efficacy expectancies. Controlling for this, female abusers scored significantly higher than their male counterparts on risk of relapse in "positive emotional state" and "pleasant emotional states with others". Conclusions. Situations perceived as being at high risk for relapse were associated with gender and significant life problems. The findings have implications for a more differentiated approach in the relapse prevention treatment programmes.
ISSN:0965-2140
1360-0443
DOI:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1999.948121912.x