A descriptive study of the relationship between spirituality and recovery among substance abusers in long-term residential treatment, 1999
Mouchette, Melvina L
1990-1999
This study examined the relationship between spirituality and recovery among substance abusers in a residential treatment facility in Georgia. Many professionals are now examining spirituality as a recovery process because recovering addicts believe that no treatment method will help them recover from their addiction unless spirituality is incorporated in the treatment plan. Until recently, there have been few research studies conducted in this area. This study will remedy this gap in the literature. The sample consisted of 30 African American males. They are all substance abusers residing in a substance abuse treatment center having been in treatment from 1 to 13 months for their addiction. During a group session, the researcher distributed a self-assessment questionnaire which contained questions related to the, independent variable, recovery and the dependent variable spirituality. Answers were based on a Likert-type scale where 1 = never and 5 = always. After conducting a statistical analysis using a Chi-square test, and running the descriptive and inferential statistics, it was discovered that there was a significant relationship between the two variables. This finding proves to be significant. Therefore, the null hypothesis was rejected.
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1999-05-01
thesis
Master of Science (MS)
Clark Atlanta University
School of Social Work
Horton, Gale
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1999_mouchette_melvina_l
