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Horton, Gail; Diaz, Naelys; McIlveen, John; Weiner, Michael; Mullaney, Donald – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence rates of co-occurring mental health problems among 70 flight attendants in substance abuse treatment. Results indicated that flight attendants in treatment were more likely to experience alcohol dependency than drug dependency. A high proportion of participants reported clinical levels of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Substance Abuse, Life Satisfaction, Drug Addiction
Peters, Erica N.; Khondkaryan, Enna; Sullivan, Tami P. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Women who experience recurrent intimate partner violence (IPV) may use alcohol or drugs because they expect that these substances will help them cope with the negative physical and psychological sequelae of IPV. However, expectancies for alcohol and drug use have not been explored among this population of women. We used the Relaxation and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, Alcoholism, Measures (Individuals)
Mallett, Christopher; De Rigne, Lea A.; Quinn, Linda; Stoddard-Dare, Patricia – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2012
With suicide being the third leading cause of death among young people, early identification of risk is critical, particularly for those involved with the juvenile courts. In this study of court-involved youth (N = 433) in two Midwest counties, logistic regression analysis identified some expected and unexpected findings of important demographic,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Juvenile Courts, Mental Health Workers, Mental Health Programs
McKay, James R.; Van Horn, Deborah H. A.; Oslin, David W.; Lynch, Kevin G.; Ivey, Megan; Ward, Kathleen; Drapkin, Michelle L.; Becher, Julie R.; Coviello, Donna M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: The study tested whether adding up to 18 months of telephone continuing care, either as monitoring and feedback (TM) or longer contacts that included counseling (TMC), to intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) improved outcomes for alcohol-dependent patients. Method: Participants (N = 252) who completed 3 weeks of IOP were randomized to…
Descriptors: Drinking, Patients, Telecommunications, Alcoholism
Blackburn, Carolyn; Carpenter, Barry; Egerton, Jo – Support for Learning, 2010
This article describes work undertaken in connection with an ongoing research project funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools. It illustrates the educational implications of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and its implications for the educational workforce in seeking to meet the needs of those children who are affected.
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Prenatal Influences, Alcoholism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Moss, Antony C.; Albery, Ian P. – Psychological Bulletin, 2009
A dual-process model of the alcohol-behavior link is presented, synthesizing 2 of the major social-cognitive approaches: expectancy and myopia theories. Substantial evidence has accrued to support both of these models, and recent neurocognitive models of the effects of alcohol on thought and behavior have provided evidence to support both as well.…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Alcoholism, Drinking, Models
Braitman, Abby L.; Kelley, Michelle L.; Ladage, Jessica; Schroeder, Valarie; Gumienny, Leslie A.; Morrow, Jennifer A.; Klostermann, Keith – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2009
The present paper compared drinking and drug use in Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs), compared to non-ACOAs, among college students. Participants were 572 undergraduates. ACOAs were more likely to be current drug users than non-ACOAs. ACOAs reported initiating alcohol use earlier than non-ACOAs; however, ACOAs did not drink more often or more…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Alcoholism, Drinking, Undergraduate Students
Johnson, Edric C. – Qualitative Inquiry, 2009
As Richardson reminds us, "People make sense of their lives, for the most part, in terms of specific events." The author develops a set of poems based on his autoethnography study on Children of Alcoholics (COA). As the author reads Paulo Freire through alcoholism discourse, he creates a link between COA and his own school experiences.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Educational Experience, Discourse Analysis, Student Attitudes
Eaton, Dennis R.; Rector, Sheila M. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2009
This writing shares the first author's personal experience with alcohol, the negative consequences of his choices, and the ultimate answering of the question, "Am I an alcoholic and should I drink again?" The decision-making process and the eventual answer come from Blaise Pascal, a 17th-century mathematician. This process is explained and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Drinking, Alcoholism, Counseling Techniques
Caetano, Raul; Vaeth, Patrice A. C.; Rodriguez, Lori A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between acculturation, birthplace, and alcohol-related social problems across Hispanic national groups. A total of 5,224 Hispanic adults (18+ years) were interviewed using a multistage cluster sample design in Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, and Los Angeles. Multivariate analysis…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Mexican Americans, Acculturation, Alcohol Abuse
Turley, Matthew William – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this qualitative study the primary researcher utilized research methods of heuristic phenomenology in order to better understand the experience of recovery for a group of male participants. The purpose of this study was to aid the primary researcher in better understanding his own experience of recovery from alcoholism, as well as to add to the…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Alcoholism, Males, Rehabilitation
Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique E.; Hickle, Kristine E.; Loubert, Martha Perez; Egan, Tom – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the risk factors and the impact of a prostitution diversion program on prostitution recidivism. Risk factors and recidivism were explored using chi-square, t tests, and survival analysis. Participants were 448 individuals who were arrested for prostitution and attended a prostitution-focused diversion…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Risk, Program Effectiveness, Sexuality
Whitney, Stephen D.; Hendricker, Elise N.; Offutt, Cheryl A. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2011
This study examines naturally occurring mentors by the quality and presence of a mentor (no mentor, low quality, high quality), type of mentors (adult mentors vs. peer mentors), and mentor quality within mentor type. A sub-sample of adolescents from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent-Health is used. Results indicate the effect of…
Descriptors: Mentors, Alcoholism, At Risk Students, Adolescents
Bliss, Donna Leigh – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2009
The disease model of alcoholism, which has gained prominence since the mid-20th century as the major etiological model of alcoholism, suffers from several limitations including its overemphasis on biological factors at the expense of other psychosocial factors, in addition to its lack of consistency with a holistic, social work…
Descriptors: Etiology, Alcoholism, Models, Religious Factors
Haller, Moira; Chassin, Laurie – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2011
Using a high-risk community sample, multiple regression analyses were conducted separately for mothers (n = 416) and fathers (n = 346) to test the unique, prospective influence of parental negative affect on adolescent maladjustment (internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, and negative emotionality) 2 years later over and above parental…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Psychopathology, Adjustment (to Environment)