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Daily Spiritual Experiences and Adolescent Treatment Response

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore changes in belief orientation during treatment and the impact of increased daily spiritual experiences (DSE) on adolescent treatment response. One-hundred ninety-five adolescents court-referred to a 2-month residential treatment program were assessed at intake and discharge. Forty percent of youth who entered treatment as agnostic or atheist identified themselves as spiritual or religious at discharge. Increased DSE was associated with greater likelihood of abstinence, increased prosocial behaviors, and reduced narcissistic behaviors. Results indicate a shift in DSE that improves youth self-care and care for others that may inform intervention approaches for adolescents with addiction.

Source: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2014.907029

Authors: Matthew T. Lee, Paige S. Veta, Byron R. Johnson, Maria E. Pagano

Institutions: University of Akron, Case Western Reserve University, Baylor University

Language: English

Topic: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism