Faculty Articles
Are Disease and Other Conceptions of Alcohol Abuse Related To Beliefs about Outcome and Recovery
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
ISSN
0021-9029
Publication Date
5-1996
Abstract
Visitors to a science center (N= 189) responded to a questionnaire measuring their agreement with different conceptions of alcohol abuse (disease, sin, habit, and addiction conceptions) and their beliefs regarding treatment for alcohol abusers. Respondents who agreed with a disease concept thought alcohol abuse was a more serious problem, were more skeptical of statements about recovery, and were more likely to feel that treatment was necessary to achieve change, compared to those who disagreed with or were neutral toward the disease concept. Agreement with the sin, habit, and addiction conceptions was not related to beliefs about treatment and outcome. The utility of promoting various conceptualizations of alcohol abuse is discussed.
DOI
10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01129.x
Volume
26
Issue
9
First Page
773
Last Page
780
NSUWorks Citation
Cunningham, J. A.,
Sobell, L. C.,
Sobell, M. B.
(1996). Are Disease and Other Conceptions of Alcohol Abuse Related To Beliefs about Outcome and Recovery. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26(9), 773-780.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/640
