Abstract
Social characteristics associated with disadvantage, such as racial/ethnic minority status, female gender, and low socioeconomic status (SES), are often associated with increased psychological distress and substance use disorders. This project tests a conceptual model derived from Pearlin's social stress theory for predicting abstinence from substance use between baseline and 1-year follow-up in secondary data from a large statewide sample of Kentucky substance abuse treatment participants (N = 1,123). Racial minority status, employment, and higher education level were predictive of substance use at follow-up, while female gender was predictive of abstinence. Limitations, implications for practice, and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1820-1832 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 10 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
Keywords
- Addiction
- Economic hardship
- Relapse
- Social disadvantage
- Stress
- Substance abuse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health