Perceived Social Support: Dimensions of Social Interaction among Sober Female Participants in Alcoholics Anonymous Export

@article{citeulike:3471852, abstract = {BACKGROUND: Dimensions of perceived group, perceived personal, and overall perceived social support were examined among 125 sober female members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). STUDY DESIGN: This was an exploratory, correlational study using the Social Support Network Inventory (SSNI). RESULTS: Of the SSNI's 5 dimensions (available, practical, emotional, reciprocal, and sobriety-related social support), reciprocal support was the strongest contributor to group social support. Those women who had a sponsor scored significantly higher in total social support and personal support. Availability was the strongest contributor to both personal and overall perceived social support. CONCLUSIONS: Availability and sponsorship are important components of a supportive environment among women in sobriety. 10.1067/mpn.2002.126673}, author = {Rush, Mary M.}, citeulike-article-id = {3471852}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://jap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/4/114}, day = {1}, journal = {J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc}, keywords = {aa, alcoholic\_women, sponsorship}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {114--119}, posted-at = {2008-11-01 15:37:11}, priority = {2}, title = {Perceived Social Support: Dimensions of Social Interaction among Sober Female Participants in Alcoholics Anonymous}, url = {http://jap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/4/114}, volume = {8}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3471852 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3471852 N2 - BACKGROUND: Dimensions of perceived group, perceived personal, and overall perceived social support were examined among 125 sober female members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). STUDY DESIGN: This was an exploratory, correlational study using the Social Support Network Inventory (SSNI). RESULTS: Of the SSNI's 5 dimensions (available, practical, emotional, reciprocal, and sobriety-related social support), reciprocal support was the strongest contributor to group social support. Those women who had a sponsor scored significantly higher in total social support and personal support. Availability was the strongest contributor to both personal and overall perceived social support. CONCLUSIONS: Availability and sponsorship are important components of a supportive environment among women in sobriety. 10.1067/mpn.2002.126673 IS - 4 JF - J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc EP - 119 TI - Perceived Social Support: Dimensions of Social Interaction among Sober Female Participants in Alcoholics Anonymous VL - 8 SP - 114 KW - aa KW - alcoholic_women KW - sponsorship AU - Rush, Mary PY - 2002/08/01/ UR - http://jap.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/8/4/114 ER -