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Hope and Abstinence Self-Efficacy: Positive Predictors of Negative Affect in Substance Abuse Recovery

Authors: Emily M. May, Bronwyn A. Hunter, Joseph Ferrari, Nicole Noel, Leonard A. Jason

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 6/2015

Abstract

Goal-oriented thinking, including hope and self-efficacy, might play a constructive and integral role in the substance abuse recovery process, although such an effect may differ by race. The current study investigated hope and self-efficacy, specifically abstinence self-efficacy, as predictors of negative affect (i.e. depression and anxiety) in a longitudinal sample of men and women in substance abuse recovery who lived in sober living homes. We found hope agency and self-efficacy were related but not identical constructs; hope agency and self-efficacy predicted depressive and anxiety symptoms for individuals in recovery, yet these relationships were moderated by race. Theoretical and clinical implications for promoting positive affect among individuals in substance abuse recovery are discussed.

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Title: Hope and Abstinence Self-Efficacy: Positive Predictors of Negative Affect in Substance Abuse Recovery
Authors: Emily M. May
Bronwyn A. Hunter
Joseph Ferrari
Nicole Noel
Leonard A. Jason
Publication date: 01-08-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 6/2015
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9888-y

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