Social Support Among Substance Using Women with Criminal Justice Involvement

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1936928X.2015.1075167

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John Majer
Doreen Salina
Leonard Jason

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Social support types (abstinence, appraisal, belonging, tangible) were analyzed among a sample of women with criminal justice involvement and substance use disorders (n = 200). Hierarchical linear regression was conducted to examine social support types in relation to changes in abstinence self-efficacy while controlling for incarceration histories. Only abstinence social support and tangible social support predicted significant increases in abstinence self-efficacy, with tangible support accounting for more variance in the analytic model. Findings suggest women with criminal justice involvement who have substance use disorders have basic needs that if met would have an indirect effect on their recovery. Implications for treatment and research are discussed.

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Majer, J., Doreen Salina, & Leonard Jason. (2016). Social Support Among Substance Using Women with Criminal Justice Involvement. Journal of Forensic Social Work, 5(1-3), 116–129. https://doi.org/10.1080/1936928X.2015.1075167
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