An exploration of validation as a form of social support in maintaining sobriety

References

• Bannister D, Fransella F. 1993. Inquiring man: the psychology of personal constructs. 3rd ed. London: Routledge.
   Google Scholar
• Beattie MC. 2001. Meta-analysis of social relationships and post treatment drinking outcomes: comparison of relationship structure, function and quality. J Stud Alcohol. 62(4):518–527.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Best D, Bliuc A-M, Iqbal M, Upton K, Hodgkins S. 2018. Mapping social identity change in online networks of addiction recovery. Addiction Res Theory. 26(3):163–173.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Best D, Lubman D, Savic M, Wilson A, Dingle G, Haslam A, Haslam C, Jetten J. 2014. Social and transitional identity: exploring social networks and their significance in a therapeutic community setting. Therapeutic Comm. 35(1):10–20.
   Google Scholar
• Braun V, Clarke V. 2023. Is thematic analysis used well in health psychology? A critical review of published research, with recommendations for quality practice and reporting. Health Psychology Rev. 1–24. Epub ahead of print. DOI:10.1080/17437199.2022.2161594
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brooks AT, Lopez MM, Ranucci A, Krumlauf M, Wallen GR. 2017. A qualitative exploration of social support during treatment for severe alcohol use disorder and recovery. Addict Behav Rep. 6:76–82.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Brooks J, McCluskey S, Turley E, King N. 2015. The utility of template analysis in qualitative psychology research. Qual Res Psychol. 12(2):202–222.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Button E. 1996. Validation and invalidation. In: J.W. Scheer, A. Catinaeditors. Empirical Constructivism in Europe: the Personal Construct Approach. Giessen, Germany: Psychosozial-Verlag; p. 142–148
   Google Scholar
• Chan GH, Wing Lo T, Tam CHL, Lee GKW. 2019. Intrinsic motivation and psychological connectedness to drug abuse and rehabilitation: the perspective of self-determination. IJERPH. 16(11):1934.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cleverley K, Grenville M, Henderson J. 2018. Youths perceived parental influence on substance use changes and motivation to seek treatment. J Behav Health Serv Res. 45(4):640–650.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Deci E, Ryan R. 1985. Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York: Plenum.
   Google Scholar
• Dingle GA, Cruwys T, Frings D. 2015. Social identities as pathways into and out of addiction. Front Psychol. 6:1795.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ellis B, Bernichon T, Yu P, Roberts T, Herrell JM. 2004. Effect of social support on substance abuse relapse in a residential treatment setting for women. Eval Program Plann. 27(2):213–221.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guba EG, Lincoln YS, Denzin NK. 1994. In N.K. Denzin, Y.S. Lincoln, editors. Handbook of Qualitative Research. New York: Sage. p 105–17.
   Google Scholar
• Hill JV, Leeming D. 2014. Reconstructing ‘the alcoholic’: recovering from alcohol addiction and the stigma this entails. Int J Ment Health Addiction. 12(6):759–771.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hurcombe R, Bayley M, Goodman A. 2010. Ethnicity and alcohol: a review of the UK literature. Joseph Rowntree Foundation. https://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/default/files/jrf/migrated/files/ethnicity-alcohol-literature-review-summary.pdf.
   Google Scholar
• Kelly GA. 1955. The psychology of personal constructs. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.
   Google Scholar
• King N. 2012. Doing template analysis. In G. Symon, C. Casseleditors. Qualitative Organisational Research: core methods and current challenges. London: Sage, p. 426–450.
   Google Scholar
• Klingemann H. 1992. Coping and maintenance strategies of spontaneous remitters from problem use of alcohol and heroin in Switzerland. Int J Addict. 27(12):1359–1388.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Laudet AB. 2007. What does recovery mean to you? Lessons from the recovery experience for research and practice. J Subst Abuse Treat. 33(3):243–256.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Laudet AB, Savage R, Mahmood D. 2002. Pathways to long-term recovery: a preliminary investigation. J Psychoactive Drugs. 34(3):305–311.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lincoln YS, Guba EG. 1985. Naturalistic inquiry. Newbury Park, Ca: Sage.
   Google Scholar
• Longabaugh R, Wirtz PW, Zywiak WH, O'Malley SS. 2010. Network support as a prognostic indicator of drinking outcomes: the COMBINE study. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 71(6):837–846.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mericle AA. 2014. The role of social networks in recovery from alcohol and drug abuse. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 40(3):179–180.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moos RH, Moos BS. 2007. Protective resources and long-term recovery from alcohol use disorders. Drug Alcohol Depend. 86(1):46–54.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mowbray O, Quinn A, Cranford JA. 2014. Social networks and alcohol use disorders: findings from a nationally representative sample. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 40(3):181–186.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pettersen H, Landheim A, Skeie I, Biong S, Brodahl M, Oute J, Davidson L. 2019. How social relationships influence substance use disorder recovery: a collaborative narrative study. Subst Abuse. 13:117822181983337.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Procter H. 1985. A construct approach to family therapy and systems intervention. In E. Button editor. Personal Construct Theory and Mental Health. Beckenham: Croom Helm. p. 327–350.
   Google Scholar
• Procter H. 2016. Relational construct psychology. In D.A. Winter and N. Reededitors. The Wiley Handbook of Personal Construct Psychology. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 167–177.
   Google Scholar
• Thomas D. 2017. Feedback from research participants: are member checks useful in qualitative research? Qual Res Psychol. 14(1):23–41.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tracey K, Wallace S. 2016. Benefits of peer support groups in the treatment of addiction. Subst Abuse Rehabil. 7:143–154. DOI: 10.2147/SAR.S81535
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Webb L, Clayson A, Duda-Mikulin E, Cox N. 2022. ‘I’m getting the balls to say no: trajectories in long-term recovery from problem substance use. J Health Psychol. 27(1):69–80.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Westwell G. 2021. The role of personal meaning for alcoholics in achieving and successfully maintaining sobriety. Unpublished PhD thesis. UK: University of Huddersfield.
   Google Scholar
• White WL. 2010. Commentary on Kelly et al. (2010): alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism recovery, global health, and quality of life. Addiction. 105(4):637–638.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Winter DA, Viney LL. 2005. Personal construct psychotherapy: advances in theory, practice, and research. London: Whurr.
   Google Scholar
• Yeh MY, Che HL, Wu SM. 2009. An ongoing process: a qualitative study of how the alcohol-dependent free themselves of addiction throught progresive abstinence. BMC Psychiatry, 9(1):76.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Zeldman A, Ryan R, Fiscella K. 2004. Motivation, autonomy support, and entity beliefs: their role in methadone maintenance treatment. J Soc Clin Psychol. 23(5):675–696.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zywiak WH, Longabaugh R, Wirtz PW. 2002. Decomposing the relationships between pretreatment social network characteristics and alcohol treatment outcome. J Stud Alcohol. 63(1):114–121.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar