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Kristina N Rynes1, J Scott Tonigan, Samara L Rice
1Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, 2650 Yale S.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106.
Abstract:
Research has shown that increases in the size of abstinence-based social networks helps explain the association between 12-step attendance and increased abstinence. This study investigated whether the quality of social interaction in 12-step groups also predicts reduced substance use. Participants reported their perceptions of engagedness, avoidance, and conflict in their 12-step groups and their substance use in four assessments. Results showed that perceptions of group engagedness, but not avoidance or conflict, decreased over time. Despite this, engagedness predicted increased 12-step-related behavior and decreased alcohol use. Findings suggest that positive group interaction plays an important role in 12-step affiliates' recovery efforts.
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