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Addiction Beliefs of Treatment Providers: Factors Explaining Variance Export

by: Jeffrey Schaler
Addiction Research & Theory, Vol. 4, No. 4. (1997), pp. 367-384.

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Factors explaining variance in beliefs among addiction-treatment providers regarding the etiology of addiction were investigated (<i>n</i> = 295). An 18-item Addiction Belief Scale (ABS) assessed strength of belief in the disease versus the free-will models of addiction (&agr;= .91). Scores on an eight-item Spiritual Belief Scale assessing spiritual thinking based on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) philosophy (&agr; = .92), the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control scales, and demographic questions were used to predict scores on the ABS. These variables accounted for 62 percent of the variance in addiction beliefs. Spiritual thinking explained 41 percent of the variance. Spiritual thinking, professional-group affiliation, gender, attendance in AA, certification status, and alcohol/drug consumption are each significant in explaining variance in addiction beliefs.


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