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  2. A Bi-Directional Theory of Addiction: Examining Coping and the Factors Related to Substance Relapse
Author(s)
Abstract

The results from this study supported a bi-directional theory of addiction for a sample of Black, inner-city, working-class, male substance abusers. Using structural equations modeling, at 6 months posttreatment we found that (a) the reciprocal effect emotional and psychological distress and substance relapse had on one another existed within the context of their bi-directional relationship with social instability, and (b) effective coping skills and resources moderated the negative effects that emotional and psychological distress, social structure, and substance relapse had on one another. These findings led us to three suggestions treatment professionals can use to counteract recidivism.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1016/S0306-4603(96)00026-3
Publication Date
1997-01-01
Publication Title
Elsevier
Volume
22
Issue
1
First Page
139
Last Page
144
Keywords
Subject
Community
Department of Sociology
Permalink https://oaks.kent.edu/socpubs/50
Castellani, B., Wedgeworth, R., Wootton, E., & Rugle, L. (1997). A Bi-Directional Theory of Addiction: Examining Coping and the Factors Related to Substance Relapse. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4603(96)00026-3
Castellani, Brian, Raymond Wedgeworth, Enoch Wootton, and Loreen Rugle. 1997. “A Bi-Directional Theory of Addiction: Examining Coping and the Factors Related to Substance Relapse”. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4603(96)00026-3.
Castellani, B., R. Wedgeworth, E. Wootton, and L. Rugle. A Bi-Directional Theory of Addiction: Examining Coping and the Factors Related to Substance Relapse. Elsevier, 1 Jan. 1997, doi:10.1016/S0306-4603(96)00026-3.