Faculty Articles
Alcohol and Drug Abusers' Perceived Reasons for Self-Change in Canada and Switzerland: Computer-Assisted Content Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2001
Publication Title
Substance Use and Misuse
Volume
36
Issue/Number
11
First Page
1467
ISSN
1082-6084
Last Page
1500
Abstract/Excerpt
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.
DOI
10.1081/JA-100106960
NSUWorks Citation
Sobell, L. C.,
Klingemann, H. K.,
Toneatto, T.,
Sobell, M. B.,
Agrawal, S.,
Leo, G. I.
(2001). Alcohol and Drug Abusers' Perceived Reasons for Self-Change in Canada and Switzerland: Computer-Assisted Content Analysis. Substance Use and Misuse, 36(11), 1467-1500.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/601