title: Emotion regulation promotes persistence in a residential substance abuse treatment.
abstract: Emotion regulation at treatment entry was evaluated among 115 patients in an inner-city substance use residential facility who either persisted (N = 94) or discontinued treatment (N = 21). Emotion regulation capacity including emotional clarity and the ability to engage in goal-directed behavior despite emotional distress, as well as lower scores on a measure of trait-negative emotionality, were associated with treatment persistence, whereas motivational variables were not. Findings indicate the importance of regulating negative emotions for treatment engagement among substance abusers.
authors.affiliation: 1Psychology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hopwood
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schade
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matusiewicz
authors.forename: Stacey B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Daughters
authors.forename: Carl W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lejuez
mesh_terms: D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012114:Residential Treatment; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Dropout; Emotion regulation; Negative emotionality; Persistence; Substance Abuse