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Personal agency and alcohol abstinence self-efficacy among incarcerated women
Yael Schonbrun1,2, Jennifer E Johnson3, Bradley J Anderson1
1Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Abstract:
Incarcerated women with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have unique treatment needs. Behavior change models emphasize self-efficacy in making changes to alcohol use, but have not been tested in samples of incarcerated women. Personal agency in several domains was examined as a correlate of alcohol abstinence self-efficacy in a sample of 173 incarcerated women with AUDs. Lower alcohol cravings (β = -0.19, p = .029), greater self-care (β = 0.17, p = .012), and less engagement in transactional sex (β = -0.48, p = .007) were associated with greater self-efficacy. Intrapersonal and interpersonal agency influence incarcerated women's self-efficacy.
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