Drug Addicts in Therapy - Changes in Life Space in the Course of One Year
- Author(s)
- Marcella Ravenna, Erik Hölzl, Erich Kirchler, Augusto Palmonari, Sandro Costarelli
- Abstract
In a residential community treatment setting, moods and emotional states of drug addicts were explored over a 1-year period. The specific form of treatment of heroin addiction employed in the communities is based on the importance of interpersonal relationships for psychosocial transition. Twenty-nine participants reported current mood, emotions, attributions, and motive activation using a time-sampling diary for 2 weeks at the beginning of the treatment, and 6 and 12 months later. Results show an increase in positive emotions, and in subjective strength and freedom. Furthermore, participants report higher self-esteem and use less fatalistic attributions. This is interpreted as indicating successful transition processes in terms of higher autonomy, a more extended life space and increased levels of realism. Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Organisation(s)
- External organisation(s)
- University of Bologna, Università degli Studi di Trento
- Journal
- Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
- Volume
- 12
- Pages
- 353-368
- No. of pages
- 16
- ISSN
- 1052-9284
- Publication date
- 2002
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 5010 Psychology
- Portal url
- https://ucris.univie.ac.at/portal/en/publications/drug-addicts-in-therapy--changes-in-life-space-in-the-course-of-one-year(3268eb45-bc81-4362-a702-ea6d61944b2b).html