Hope and Abstinence Self-Efficacy: Positive Predictors of Negative Affect in Substance Abuse Recovery.

Hope and Abstinence Self-Efficacy: Positive Predictors of Negative Affect in Substance Abuse Recovery.
Community Ment Health J. 2015 May 20;
Authors: May EM, Hunter BA, Ferrari J, Noel N, Jason LA
Abstract
Goal-oriented thinking, including hope and self-efficacy, might play a constructive and integral role in the substance abuse recovery process, although such an effect may differ by race. The current study investigated hope and self-efficacy, specifically abstinence self-efficacy, as predictors of negative affect (i.e. depression and anxiety) in a longitudinal sample of men and women in substance abuse recovery who lived in sober living homes. We found hope agency and self-efficacy were related but not identical constructs; hope agency and self-efficacy predicted depressive and anxiety symptoms for individuals in recovery, yet these relationships were moderated by race. Theoretical and clinical implications for promoting positive affect among individuals in substance abuse recovery are discussed.
PMID: 25990539 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - May 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: May EM, Hunter BA, Ferrari J, Noel N, Jason LA Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research