The Role of Social Support and Positive Affect on Prediction of Addiction Relapse

AuthorZahra Nikmaneshen
AuthorMohammad Hossein Baluchien
AuthorAli Akbar Pirasteh Motlaghen
Issued Date2015-08-31en
AbstractPurpose: To ascertain the role of social support and positive affect in prediction of addiction relapse. Materials and Methods: The research method was a causal-comparison. Population included all the clients seeking for medical advice in the centers for Addiction Treatment in Saravan and Iranshar. The sample includes 186 participants (83 participants had no relapse and 83 participants had relapses) that were selected by using snowball sampling among those who participated in the centers during four months. The variables were measured by Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and Positive Affect & Negative Affect Scale. The data was analyzed by the independent test and logistic regression analysis. Results: Findings showed that there was a significant difference between the participants without relapse and the participants with relapse in social support and positive affect. The two variables of social support and positive affect were the best predictors for addiction relapse, respectively. Conclusion: According to the findings it be can be concluded that social support and positive affect have effective role in prevention of clients’ addictionen
DOIhttps://doi.org/en
Keywordrecurrenceen
Keywordrisken
Keywordsubstance-related disordersen
Keywordpsychologyen
Keywordsocial environmenen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleThe Role of Social Support and Positive Affect on Prediction of Addiction Relapseen
TypeResearch Articleen

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