title: Peer, family, and motivational influences on drug treatment process and recidivism for probationers.
abstract: Treatment efforts appear to be effective in reducing crime among drug using individuals, but components of the treatment process associated with client improvement need to be identified. Furthermore, these elements of treatment may play an intermediate role in the connection between client background characteristics and later criminal activity. The current study examines a structural equation model including client perceptions of their drug related problems, peer deviance, and family dysfunction as influences upon the formation of therapeutic relationships during treatment and rearrests following treatment. Results showed therapeutic relationships were positively associated with recognition of drug related problems and negatively related to rearrest. Peer deviance also was positively related to rearrest.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Behavioral Research, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth 76129, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Broome
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hiller
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010379:Peer Group; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012649:Self Concept; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome