Recovery From Alcohol or Drug Abuse: The Relationship Between Identity Styles and Recovery Behaviors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between identity styles and recovery from substance abuse. Consistent findings have established a relationship be- tween identity diffusion and substance misuse, but no research has explored the influence of identity styles on recovery processes. Participants (N = 252) from treatment and recovery-based facilities and groups using a 12-step recovery model were assessed with the Identity Style Inventory (White, Wampler, & Winn, 1998) and self-report measures of pretreatment addiction, length of continuous abstinence, quality of recovery, and recovery progress. Those with a diffuse/avoidant style had shorter lengths of continuous abstinence, fewer recovery-oriented behaviors, lower quality of recovery, and less recovery progress than those with an information style, suggesting an important relationship be- tween identity styles and the process of recovery from substance abuse.
Recommended Citation
White, Joseph M.; Montgomery, Marilyn J.; Wampler, Richard S.; and Fischer, Judith L., "Recovery From Alcohol or Drug Abuse: The Relationship Between Identity Styles and Recovery Behaviors" (2003). Faculty Publications - Graduate School of Counseling. 70.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gsc/70
Comments
Originally published in Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research. 2003. Volume 3. Issue 4. Pages 325–345.
10.1207/S1532706XID0304_02