title: Social Support Among Substance Using Women with Criminal Justice Involvement.
abstract: Social support types (abstinence, appraisal, belonging, tangible) were analyzed among a sample of women with criminal justice involvement and substance use disorders (n= 200). Hierarchical linear regression was conducted to examine social support types in relation to changes in abstinence self-efficacy while controlling for incarceration histories. Only abstinence social support and tangible social support predicted significant increases in abstinence self-efficacy, with tangible support accounting for more variance in the analytic model. Findings suggest women with criminal justice involvement who have substance use disorders have basic needs that if met would have an indirect effect on their recovery. Implications for treatment and research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Harry S. Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL 60640 USA; jmajer@ccc.edu.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Majer
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, 333 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1801 Chicago, IL 60601 USA; d-salina@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Doreen D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Salina
authors.affiliation: DePaul University, Center for Community Research, 990 W. Fullerton Ave., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60614 USA; ljason@depaul.edu.
authors.forename: Leonard A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jason
keywords: abstinence self-efficacy; abstinence social support; criminal justice; social support; substance use; women