Journal article
Characteristics and Practices of Sponsored Members of Alcoholics Anonymous
Journal of groups in addiction & recovery, Vol.8(2), pp.149-164
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1080/1556035X.2013.764203
Abstract
Members of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are more likely to be abstinent if they are sponsored, but little is known about those who connect with a sponsor. This exploratory survey study (N = 264) compared unsponsored AA members to sponsored AA members, and short-term sponsored members to long-term sponsored members. Compared with the unsponsored, the sponsored had less sobriety and greater spiritual surrender, and more frequently engaged in a range of AA practices. The short-term sponsored averaged 7.35 fewer years sober than the long-term sponsored, and they weremore likely to attend meetings, perform service, and communicate with their sponsor.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Characteristics and Practices of Sponsored Members of Alcoholics Anonymous
- Creators
- Lance Brendan Young - Iowa City VA Health Care System
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of groups in addiction & recovery, Vol.8(2), pp.149-164
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/1556035X.2013.764203
- ISSN
- 1556-035X
- eISSN
- 1556-0368
- Number of pages
- 16
- Grant note
- Department of Veterans Affairs Midwest Rural Health Resource Center; US Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development; US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Dentistry Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984367647802771
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