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Group Process in the single-gender Women's Recovery Group compared with mixed-gender Group Drug Counseling
Shelly F Greenfield1, Laura E Kuper, Amanda M Cummings
1McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA ; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Journal of Groups in Addiction & Recovery
|December 3, 2013
Summary
Single-gender group therapy for substance use disorders (SUDs) may enhance member support. Women in these groups made more affiliative statements, fostering a more supportive environment compared to mixed-gender settings.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Addiction Studies
Background:
- Enhanced member affiliation is theorized to increase support in single-gender group therapy for substance use disorders (SUDs).
- This affiliation may act as a mechanism for treatment efficacy in SUDs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine affiliative statements in single-gender (Women's Recovery Group - WRG) versus mixed-gender (Group Drug Counseling - GDC) group therapy for SUDs.
- To compare the frequency and types of affiliative statements between WRG and GDC.
Main Methods:
- A Stage I trial comparing single-gender WRG and mixed-gender GDC for SUDs.
- Audio recordings of 28 WRG and 17 GDC sessions were coded for five types of affiliative statements.
Main Results:
- Three types of affiliative statements (agreement, supportive, completing a thought) were more frequent in WRG than GDC.
- In GDC, women predominantly directed affiliative statements toward male members (p<0.01).
Conclusions:
- Single-gender group therapy for SUDs may enhance support through a higher frequency of affiliative statements.
- This suggests single-gender settings may foster greater interpersonal support among women with SUDs.
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