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Personal agency and alcohol abstinence self-efficacy among incarcerated women

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Incarcerated women with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have unique treatment needs. Behavior change models emphasize self-efficacy in making changes to alcohol use, but have not been tested in samples of incarcerated women. Personal agency in several domains was examined as a correlate of alcohol abstinence self-efficacy in a sample of 173 incarcerated women with AUDs. Lower alcohol cravings (β = −0.19, p = .029), greater self-care (β = 0.17, p = .012), and less engagement in transactional sex (β = −0.48, p = .007) were associated with greater self-efficacy. Intrapersonal and interpersonal agency influence incarcerated women’s self-efficacy.

Source: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2019.1648353

Authors: Yael Schonbrun, Jennifer E. Johnson, Bradley J. Anderson, Christine Timko, Megan Kurth, Michael D. Stein

Institutions: Brown University, Butler Hospital, Michigan State University, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism