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Alcohol and drug abusers' perceived reasons for self-change in Canada and Switzerland: computer-assisted content analysis
(Analyse de données par ordinateur sur les raisons d'un changement spontané concernant l'usage de substances psychoactives et d'alcool, au Canada et en Suisse)
Auteur(s) :
SOBELL, L. C. ;
KLINGEMANN, H. K. H. ;
TONEATTO, T. ;
SOBELL, M. B. ;
AGRAWAL, S. ;
LEO, G. I.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
1467-1500
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
67
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ALCOOL
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
DEPENDANCE
;
BASE DE DONNEES
;
PROCESSUS DE MATURATION
;
GUERISON
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
;
SUISSE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (11), 1467-1500
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Although many people recover from substance-use associated problems on their own, little is known about this phenomenon. The paper had two objectives: to use a new research method, computer-assisted content analysis, to understand alcohol and drug abusers' perceived reasons for self-change and to undertake a comparative evaluation across substances and cultures to validate previous findings about subjective appraisal processes. Three studies of natural recoveries of alcohol and drug abusers in two countries conducted tape-recorded interviews with 216 respondents. The taped responses were coded based on a content analytic dictionary approach using a computerized content analysis program. All three studies found several processes mediating the decision to change substance use. The computer content analysis confirmed a cognitive appraisal process regardless of the cultural setting or substance. The findings suggest that several procedures might have benefit in clinical interventions. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Ctr. Psychol. Studies, Nova Southeastern Univ., 3301 College ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33314. E-mail : sobell@nova.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.