Changes in Self-Concept during Therapeutic Community Treatment: A Comparison of Male and Female Drug Abusers.

Wheeler, Barbara L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ340895

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Changes in Self-Concept during Therapeutic Community Treatment: A Comparison of Male and Female Drug Abusers.

Wheeler, Barbara L.; And Others

Journal of Drug Education, v16 n2 p191-96 1986

Self-concepts of men and women in treatment in a therapeutic community were tested using the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS). Particularly striking are the negative self-concepts of females preparing to leave treatment in the areas of acceptance by family, self, and peers. (Author/BL)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Drug Rehabilitation, Self Concept, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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