In a residential community treatment setting, moods and emotional states of drug addicts were explored over 1-year period. Twenty-nine participants reported current mood, emotions, attributions and motive activation using a time-sampling diary for 2 weeks at the beginning of the tratment, and 6 and 12 months later. Results show an increase in positive emotions, and in subjective strenght and feedom. Furthemore participants report higher self-esteem and use less fatalistic attributions. This is interpreted as indicating succesful transition processes in terms of higher autonomy, a more extended life space and increased levels of realism.
Drug addicts in therapy - changes in life space in the course of one year.
RAVENNA, Marcella;
2002
Abstract
In a residential community treatment setting, moods and emotional states of drug addicts were explored over 1-year period. Twenty-nine participants reported current mood, emotions, attributions and motive activation using a time-sampling diary for 2 weeks at the beginning of the tratment, and 6 and 12 months later. Results show an increase in positive emotions, and in subjective strenght and feedom. Furthemore participants report higher self-esteem and use less fatalistic attributions. This is interpreted as indicating succesful transition processes in terms of higher autonomy, a more extended life space and increased levels of realism.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
