{"title":"Correlates of employment among men in substance use recovery: The influence of discrimination and social support.","authors":"Bronwyn A Hunter, Leonard A Jason","doi":"10.1080/10852352.2021.1940756","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the present study was to identify correlates of employment among men in substance use recovery, including recovery-related discrimination and social support. A cross-sectional sample of men (<i>N</i> = 164) who lived in sober living homes located across the United States participated in the present study. Data were collected online and through mailed surveys. No socio-demographic variables were associated with employment status. Discriminant Analysis (DA) was conducted to understand how recovery-related discrimination and social support contributed to group separation (employed vs. not employed). Results from this analysis suggested that recovery-related discrimination was the driving force in classification, as men who were not employed had much higher recovery-related discrimination than men who were employed. Men who were not employed also had lower social support scores than men who were employed. Stigma and discrimination may play a large role in employment among former and current substance users. Treatment providers should discuss the impact of stigma on individuals while they are in treatment. However, additional research is needed to more fully understand the relations among discrimination, social support, and employment.</p>","PeriodicalId":46123,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9000,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9148586/pdf/nihms-1810925.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2021.1940756","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2021/6/24 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to identify correlates of employment among men in substance use recovery, including recovery-related discrimination and social support. A cross-sectional sample of men (N = 164) who lived in sober living homes located across the United States participated in the present study. Data were collected online and through mailed surveys. No socio-demographic variables were associated with employment status. Discriminant Analysis (DA) was conducted to understand how recovery-related discrimination and social support contributed to group separation (employed vs. not employed). Results from this analysis suggested that recovery-related discrimination was the driving force in classification, as men who were not employed had much higher recovery-related discrimination than men who were employed. Men who were not employed also had lower social support scores than men who were employed. Stigma and discrimination may play a large role in employment among former and current substance users. Treatment providers should discuss the impact of stigma on individuals while they are in treatment. However, additional research is needed to more fully understand the relations among discrimination, social support, and employment.
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The Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Communityis on the cutting edge of social action and change, not only covering current thought and developments, but also defining future directions in the field. Under the editorship of Joseph R. Ferrari since 1995, Prevention in Human Services was retitled as the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Communityto reflect its focus of providing professionals with information on the leading, effective programs for community intervention and prevention of problems. Because of its intensive coverage of selected topics and the sheer length of each issue, the Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community is the first-and in many cases, primary-source of information for mental health and human services development.