Altruism and Alcohol Dependence: Is There a Relationship Between Helping Others and Recovery?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the Twelve Steps have been instrumental in the recovery of numerous persons who are alcohol dependent. Altruism has been found to have a positive effect on physical and psychological functioning in diverse populations. A key component of AA is altruistic helping and ser...

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Main Author:	Nicholson, Alan
Other Authors:	Lemieux, Catherine
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	LSU 2010
Subjects:	Social Work
Online Access:	http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07092010-090934/

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spelling	ndltd-LSU-oai-etd.lsu.edu-etd-07092010-0909342013-01-07T22:52:57Z Altruism and Alcohol Dependence: Is There a Relationship Between Helping Others and Recovery? Nicholson, Alan Social Work Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the Twelve Steps have been instrumental in the recovery of numerous persons who are alcohol dependent. Altruism has been found to have a positive effect on physical and psychological functioning in diverse populations. A key component of AA is altruistic helping and service to others to recover from alcohol dependency. The current study explores the relationship between altruism and recovery from alcohol dependency. Self-report survey data focusing on altruism, AA altruistic activities, and recovery from alcohol dependence was collected from 92 AA members and analyzed to assess for correlations between altruism and recovery. No statistically significant relationship between altruism and recovery from alcohol dependence emerged. Therefore, altruism should not be utilized as a primary mode of treatment for alcohol dependence until further evidence demonstrates the positive effect of altruism on recovery. Lemieux, Catherine Cain, Daphne Maccio, Elaine LSU 2010-07-09 text application/pdf http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07092010-090934/ http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07092010-090934/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached herein a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to LSU or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below and in appropriate University policies, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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description	Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and the Twelve Steps have been instrumental in the recovery of numerous persons who are alcohol dependent. Altruism has been found to have a positive effect on physical and psychological functioning in diverse populations. A key component of AA is altruistic helping and service to others to recover from alcohol dependency. The current study explores the relationship between altruism and recovery from alcohol dependency. Self-report survey data focusing on altruism, AA altruistic activities, and recovery from alcohol dependence was collected from 92 AA members and analyzed to assess for correlations between altruism and recovery. No statistically significant relationship between altruism and recovery from alcohol dependence emerged. Therefore, altruism should not be utilized as a primary mode of treatment for alcohol dependence until further evidence demonstrates the positive effect of altruism on recovery.
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title	Altruism and Alcohol Dependence: Is There a Relationship Between Helping Others and Recovery?
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Altruism and Alcohol Dependence: Is There a Relationship Between Helping Others and Recovery?

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