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

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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.

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Acknowledgments

Funding for this study made possible in part through the National Institute on Drug Abuse Grants DA16037 and DA13231. The authors express gratitude to Meg Davis for supervising data collection. We also acknowledge the National Institute of Drug Abuse research training Grant (T32 DA 019426: J. K. Tebes, P.I.) and National Institute of Health, Institute of Minority of Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Grant (#5R24MD002748; L. A Jason, P.I.).

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  1. Center for Community Research, DePaul University, 990 W Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL, 60614, USA

    Emily M. May, Nicole Noel & Leonard A. Jason

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Bronwyn A. Hunter

  3. Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Joseph Ferrari

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May, E.M., Hunter, B.A., Ferrari, J. et al. Hope and Abstinence Self-Efficacy: Positive Predictors of Negative Affect in Substance Abuse Recovery. Community Ment Health J 51, 695–700 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9888-y

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