title: Who is in charge of your recovery? The effectiveness of reality therapy for female drug offenders in Taiwan.
abstract: This study was designed to fulfill a twofold purpose. First, a 12-session reality therapy drug treatment program to help female drug abusers achieve a better recovery was developed. Second, based on previous research in reality therapy, the Index of Sense of Self-Control in Recovery for Drug Offenders was developed, and the instrument was validated using principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Later, ANCOVA was used to test the effectiveness of the treatment program. The participants were 48 female drug offenders, who were randomly assigned to equal-sized experimental and control groups. The results of the study showed significant differences in the posttest scores for the sense of self-determination and sense of self-control for the members of the two groups.
authors: Tiffin University, OH, USA.
authors: Fang Mei
authors: FM
authors: Law
authors: Gwo Jen
authors: GJ
authors: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011937:Reality Therapy; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Taiwan; drug treatment; female drug offender; reality therapy; sense of self-control; sense of self-determination