Pub Date : 2022-09-04DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2114395
G. Comiskey
ABSTRACT This perspective paper overviews the intergenerational coming together of a focused subset of the foundational addiction-recovery researchers and a highly motivated group of student researchers. It explores the process of science and practice of adult learning throughout the process. Multiple research areas were explored as the students engaged in active discussion with the presenters who spoke about their careers, their current work, what they envisioned for the future. This experience showed the importance of mentorship of new researchers by the pioneers in the field of addiction-recovery research.
{"title":"Mentoring the Next Generation of Recovery Researchers: A Summer Course in Addiction-Recovery Studies","authors":"G. Comiskey","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2114395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2114395","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This perspective paper overviews the intergenerational coming together of a focused subset of the foundational addiction-recovery researchers and a highly motivated group of student researchers. It explores the process of science and practice of adult learning throughout the process. Multiple research areas were explored as the students engaged in active discussion with the presenters who spoke about their careers, their current work, what they envisioned for the future. This experience showed the importance of mentorship of new researchers by the pioneers in the field of addiction-recovery research.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"532 - 541"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45428817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-04DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2117523
Regina B. Baronia, Zachery Sneed, S. Bergeson
{"title":"Interpersonal and Biological Factors Related to Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders: An Editorial","authors":"Regina B. Baronia, Zachery Sneed, S. Bergeson","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2117523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2117523","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"413 - 414"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45691986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-14DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2112001
M. Haverfield, Jennifer A. Theiss
ABSTRACT Emotion regulation is an important skill that adolescents typically learn through early interactions with their primary caregivers. Associations between parental communication and adolescent emotion regulation are well-documented however, it is unclear whether the parent’s actual communication behavior or adolescents’ perceptions of the parent’s behavior is a more robust predictor of emotion regulation outcomes. This study used Baumrind’s parenting styles typology as a theoretical foundation for examining parents’ enacted responsiveness and control and adolescents’ perceptions of their parent’s responsiveness and control during conversation as competing predictors of adolescents’ self-reported emotion regulation during two parent-child interactions. Sixty parent-adolescent dyads participated in an interaction-based study comparing communication dynamics between families with (n = 30) and without harmful parental alcohol use (n = 30). Parent-child interactions were coded by outside observers for the presence of parental responsiveness and control and adolescents completed self-report measures of their perceptions of the parent’s responsiveness and control and their own emotion regulation following the interactions. Results indicated that adolescent perceptions of parental communication were stronger predictors of adolescent emotion regulation than the observed parental communication behavior. In addition, perceived parental control was more strongly associated with adolescent emotion regulation in families with harmful parental alcohol use.
{"title":"Comparing Enacted and Perceived Parental Communication as Predictors of Adolescents’ Emotion Regulation in Families with Harmful versus Non-Harmful Parental Alcohol Use","authors":"M. Haverfield, Jennifer A. Theiss","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2112001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2112001","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Emotion regulation is an important skill that adolescents typically learn through early interactions with their primary caregivers. Associations between parental communication and adolescent emotion regulation are well-documented however, it is unclear whether the parent’s actual communication behavior or adolescents’ perceptions of the parent’s behavior is a more robust predictor of emotion regulation outcomes. This study used Baumrind’s parenting styles typology as a theoretical foundation for examining parents’ enacted responsiveness and control and adolescents’ perceptions of their parent’s responsiveness and control during conversation as competing predictors of adolescents’ self-reported emotion regulation during two parent-child interactions. Sixty parent-adolescent dyads participated in an interaction-based study comparing communication dynamics between families with (n = 30) and without harmful parental alcohol use (n = 30). Parent-child interactions were coded by outside observers for the presence of parental responsiveness and control and adolescents completed self-report measures of their perceptions of the parent’s responsiveness and control and their own emotion regulation following the interactions. Results indicated that adolescent perceptions of parental communication were stronger predictors of adolescent emotion regulation than the observed parental communication behavior. In addition, perceived parental control was more strongly associated with adolescent emotion regulation in families with harmful parental alcohol use.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"114 - 135"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47499411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-02DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2107968
L. U. Akhan, Havva Gezgİn Yazici
ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between the internalized stigma and self-esteem in individuals with alcohol and risky substance use disorder. The sample of the study is consisted of 233 individuals who have been diagnosed with alcohol and substance use disorder and are undergoing inpatient or outpatient treatment. The researcher’s Socio-Demographic Information Form, Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory (CSEI) and The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI) were applied to the participants. The data of the study was collected in person between 10th of May – 31st of December 2021 at the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Research, Treatment and Education Center (AMATEM). The mean CSEI score of participants was 39,51 ± 11,84, and the mean ISMI score was 78,70 ± 9,70. It was discovered that the social withdrawal scores of the unemployed are higher than those of the retired (p < .05). There was a positive correlation between social withdrawal and self-esteem r = 0.172, and stigma resistance and self-esteem r = 0.14 (p = 0,033 < 0.05). It was found that the self-esteem and the internalized stigma experienced by individuals with alcohol and risky substance use disorder were moderate, and there was a positive correlation between self-esteem and the ISMI subscales of social withdrawal and stigma resistance.
{"title":"The Internalized Stigma and Self-Esteem in Individuals with Alcohol and Risky Substance Use Disorder","authors":"L. U. Akhan, Havva Gezgİn Yazici","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2107968","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2107968","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to determine the relationship between the internalized stigma and self-esteem in individuals with alcohol and risky substance use disorder. The sample of the study is consisted of 233 individuals who have been diagnosed with alcohol and substance use disorder and are undergoing inpatient or outpatient treatment. The researcher’s Socio-Demographic Information Form, Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory (CSEI) and The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (ISMI) were applied to the participants. The data of the study was collected in person between 10th of May – 31st of December 2021 at the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Research, Treatment and Education Center (AMATEM). The mean CSEI score of participants was 39,51 ± 11,84, and the mean ISMI score was 78,70 ± 9,70. It was discovered that the social withdrawal scores of the unemployed are higher than those of the retired (p < .05). There was a positive correlation between social withdrawal and self-esteem r = 0.172, and stigma resistance and self-esteem r = 0.14 (p = 0,033 < 0.05). It was found that the self-esteem and the internalized stigma experienced by individuals with alcohol and risky substance use disorder were moderate, and there was a positive correlation between self-esteem and the ISMI subscales of social withdrawal and stigma resistance.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":"3 - 14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44548715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-25DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2105184
E. Punzi
ABSTRACT It is known that dedicated football supporters consume large amounts of alcohol, and sometimes drugs. Yet, studies have not examined how dedicated supporters perceive substance use, and what treatment needs they have. In this study, seven dedicated supporters were interviewed about their perceptions of supporter culture, the relational aspects of it, substance use patterns, and treatment needs. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The participants could not imagine supporter culture without alcohol. Three participants had experienced difficulties with substances. All were ambivalent about substance use patterns among supporters and understood the risks. Simultaneously, they appreciated the support, familiarity, and sense of being part of something larger that supporter culture provided. Some sensed that the companionship could be supportive for those struggling with substances. Others sensed that the closeness of the group hindered recovery. Participants underlined agency and responsibility and sensed that one needs to understand why one made the choice to be part of a group that was characterized by substance use patterns connected to traditional masculine ideals. Therefore, assessment and treatment need to be person-centered, acknowledge choices, the context, the gendered behaviors that are enacted through substance use, and whether the context could support or hinder recover.
{"title":"Dedicated Swedish Football Supporters’ Narratives about Alcohol and Drug Use and Treatment Needs: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Interview Study","authors":"E. Punzi","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2105184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2105184","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT It is known that dedicated football supporters consume large amounts of alcohol, and sometimes drugs. Yet, studies have not examined how dedicated supporters perceive substance use, and what treatment needs they have. In this study, seven dedicated supporters were interviewed about their perceptions of supporter culture, the relational aspects of it, substance use patterns, and treatment needs. The interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The participants could not imagine supporter culture without alcohol. Three participants had experienced difficulties with substances. All were ambivalent about substance use patterns among supporters and understood the risks. Simultaneously, they appreciated the support, familiarity, and sense of being part of something larger that supporter culture provided. Some sensed that the companionship could be supportive for those struggling with substances. Others sensed that the closeness of the group hindered recovery. Participants underlined agency and responsibility and sensed that one needs to understand why one made the choice to be part of a group that was characterized by substance use patterns connected to traditional masculine ideals. Therefore, assessment and treatment need to be person-centered, acknowledge choices, the context, the gendered behaviors that are enacted through substance use, and whether the context could support or hinder recover.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"518 - 531"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45115371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-20DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2101905
Simbai Mushonga
ABSTRACT Growing up with an alcohol-misusing caregiver can be chaotic and damaging for children. Nevertheless, achieving better-than-expected outcomes in the face of adversity is by no means an unusual outcome for those young people. This study presents an understanding of the interactional resilience process between 15 National University of Lesotho undergraduate students and people in their social environment as a result of sharing adverse experiences. An interactional resilience perspective that builds on from the social-ecology and person-in-environment viewpoints on resilience, informed the study. Various in-depth interviews were conducted together with a draw-and-write technique. Findings show that the sharing of similar and diverse adverse experiences between young people raised by alcohol-misusing caregivers and significant people in their social ecology improved their resilience. Given the significance of sharing adverse experiences by the participants, established in this study, support groups (e.g., at schools, churches, community centers) could be very helpful in promoting the resilience of vulnerable young people. Social service practitioners, working with young people growing up in vulnerable environments, should help these young people develop interactive skills including the ability to be more communicative and be more receptive to sharing hard to share experiences with trustworthy people.
{"title":"Better-than-expected Outcomes through Sharing Experiences by Students Raised by alcohol-misusing Caregivers in Lesotho","authors":"Simbai Mushonga","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2101905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2101905","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Growing up with an alcohol-misusing caregiver can be chaotic and damaging for children. Nevertheless, achieving better-than-expected outcomes in the face of adversity is by no means an unusual outcome for those young people. This study presents an understanding of the interactional resilience process between 15 National University of Lesotho undergraduate students and people in their social environment as a result of sharing adverse experiences. An interactional resilience perspective that builds on from the social-ecology and person-in-environment viewpoints on resilience, informed the study. Various in-depth interviews were conducted together with a draw-and-write technique. Findings show that the sharing of similar and diverse adverse experiences between young people raised by alcohol-misusing caregivers and significant people in their social ecology improved their resilience. Given the significance of sharing adverse experiences by the participants, established in this study, support groups (e.g., at schools, churches, community centers) could be very helpful in promoting the resilience of vulnerable young people. Social service practitioners, working with young people growing up in vulnerable environments, should help these young people develop interactive skills including the ability to be more communicative and be more receptive to sharing hard to share experiences with trustworthy people.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"481 - 499"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41682902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-20DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2101409
K. Coakley, D. Lardier
ABSTRACT Alcohol use disorder (AUD) can co-occur with mental disorders including feeding and eating disorders (EDs). One hundred-nine adults completed a cross-sectional study examining disordered eating, EDs, and alcohol use. Based on “tendency to abuse alcohol” frequency, drinking was dichotomized into misuse or non-misuse and examined as a predictor of disordered eating and EDs. Sixteen (14.7%) reported alcohol misuse and had significantly higher drive for thinness, anxiety associated with specific foods, frequent dieting, feelings of guilt/shame with eating, and binge eating disorder (BED) than non-misusers. Alcohol misuse may be associated with disordered eating and BED, warranting larger studies and screening efforts.
{"title":"Self-reported Alcohol Misuse Is Associated with Disordered Eating and Binge Eating Disorder in Adults","authors":"K. Coakley, D. Lardier","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2101409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2101409","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Alcohol use disorder (AUD) can co-occur with mental disorders including feeding and eating disorders (EDs). One hundred-nine adults completed a cross-sectional study examining disordered eating, EDs, and alcohol use. Based on “tendency to abuse alcohol” frequency, drinking was dichotomized into misuse or non-misuse and examined as a predictor of disordered eating and EDs. Sixteen (14.7%) reported alcohol misuse and had significantly higher drive for thinness, anxiety associated with specific foods, frequent dieting, feelings of guilt/shame with eating, and binge eating disorder (BED) than non-misusers. Alcohol misuse may be associated with disordered eating and BED, warranting larger studies and screening efforts.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"455 - 463"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42582668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-17DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2102456
Evan Senreich, Nicole M. Saint-Louis, Jeffrey T. Steen, Catherine E. Cooper
ABSTRACT When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many 12-step meetings rapidly transitioned from an in-person to an online format. In this qualitative focus group study, 17 attendees of 12-step programs from six U.S. states participated in one of two focus groups on Zoom platform in August 2021 in which their experiences of attending online versus in-person meetings were explored. Respondents praised the accessibility and convenience of online meetings, and the ability to interact with members from different geographic locations. However, they noted the loss of intensive social support found at in-person meetings and technological/procedural challenges that remain unsolved online.
{"title":"The Experiences of 12-Step Program Attendees Transitioning to Online Meetings during the COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Evan Senreich, Nicole M. Saint-Louis, Jeffrey T. Steen, Catherine E. Cooper","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2102456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2102456","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT When the COVID-19 pandemic began, many 12-step meetings rapidly transitioned from an in-person to an online format. In this qualitative focus group study, 17 attendees of 12-step programs from six U.S. states participated in one of two focus groups on Zoom platform in August 2021 in which their experiences of attending online versus in-person meetings were explored. Respondents praised the accessibility and convenience of online meetings, and the ability to interact with members from different geographic locations. However, they noted the loss of intensive social support found at in-person meetings and technological/procedural challenges that remain unsolved online.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"500 - 517"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47359509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-16DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2101904
D. Dehart, Gregory H. Mason
ABSTRACT In this innovative program, incarcerated persons are credentialed as peer support specialists and – while still incarcerated – assist other incarcerated persons who have substance use disorders. To elucidate program impacts, we interviewed 23 agency staff, 13 incarcerated peer support specialists and/or persons supported, and 3 peer support specialists who returned to communities. Qualitative content analysis identified program benefits including the transformative power of training and a future career path for peer support specialists, as well as sobriety and support for incarcerated persons. Challenges included boundary issues for peer support specialists and lack of buy-in from front-line agency staff.
{"title":"Certifying Incarcerated Persons as Peer Support Specialists: A Qualitative Exploration of A Prison-Based Program","authors":"D. Dehart, Gregory H. Mason","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2101904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2101904","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this innovative program, incarcerated persons are credentialed as peer support specialists and – while still incarcerated – assist other incarcerated persons who have substance use disorders. To elucidate program impacts, we interviewed 23 agency staff, 13 incarcerated peer support specialists and/or persons supported, and 3 peer support specialists who returned to communities. Qualitative content analysis identified program benefits including the transformative power of training and a future career path for peer support specialists, as well as sobriety and support for incarcerated persons. Challenges included boundary issues for peer support specialists and lack of buy-in from front-line agency staff.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"464 - 480"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45115198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-07-03DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2022.2068990
T. Kimball, Nikki Hune, Sterling T. Shumway, Spencer D. Bradshaw
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of participants’ key attributes of sustaining long-term recovery as an emergent adult in college. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to identify recurrent themes by analyzing participants’ experiences. Eight participants were recruited from a collegiate recovery program at a university in the southwest United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and data were transcribed verbatim. Data analysis followed IPA guidelines and procedures. Four superordinate themes emerged through the analysis process: Positive Recovery Identity Shift, Achievements and Accomplishments, Transformation of Agency, and Spirituality and Choice. Findings, which were integrated into the discussion, focus on relevant addiction recovery research implications. Limitations, future research implications, and clinical applications are discussed.
{"title":"Exploring the Long-term 12-Step Collegiate Recovery Experiences of Emerging Adults: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis","authors":"T. Kimball, Nikki Hune, Sterling T. Shumway, Spencer D. Bradshaw","doi":"10.1080/07347324.2022.2068990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2068990","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of participants’ key attributes of sustaining long-term recovery as an emergent adult in college. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used to identify recurrent themes by analyzing participants’ experiences. Eight participants were recruited from a collegiate recovery program at a university in the southwest United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and data were transcribed verbatim. Data analysis followed IPA guidelines and procedures. Four superordinate themes emerged through the analysis process: Positive Recovery Identity Shift, Achievements and Accomplishments, Transformation of Agency, and Spirituality and Choice. Findings, which were integrated into the discussion, focus on relevant addiction recovery research implications. Limitations, future research implications, and clinical applications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":45949,"journal":{"name":"Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly","volume":"40 1","pages":"338 - 357"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44089033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}