Who stays in addiction treatment groups? Anxiety and avoidant attachment styles predict treatment retention and relapse.
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Marshall, SW, Albery, IP and Frings, D (2018). Who stays in addiction treatment groups? Anxiety and avoidant attachment styles predict treatment retention and relapse. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. 25 (4), pp. 525-531. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2187
Authors | Marshall, SW, Albery, IP and Frings, D |
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Abstract | Attachment styles have been shown to be an important predictor of relationship quality and well-being. They have also been linked with ability to function well in groups. Insecure attachment styles are thought to be an underlying cause of addiction and represent a target for change in one-to-one therapy. How attachment styles themselves affect group therapy for addiction is understudied. The current study addresses this gap by examining the effects of attachment styles on relapse and treatment retention amongst a population of people attending addiction therapy groups. Fifty-eight individuals in such groups completed measures of attachment anxiety and avoidance. Participants were followed up four weeks later and their continued treatment attendance and relapse status were recorded. In terms of treatment retention, high anxiety / high avoidant participants had the highest retention. In terms of relapse, low anxiety / high avoidant participants had the lowest rates. These results are discussed in terms of the potentially protective effects of avoidant attachment styles during group therapy, and the role of anxiety attachment in the continued maintenance of both protective and risky personal relationships. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article:Marshall, SW and Albery, IP and Frings, DJ (2018) Who stays in addiction treatment groups? Anxiety and avoidant attachment styles predict treatment retention and relapse. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, which has been published in final form at 10.1002/cpp.2187. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords | 1701 Psychology; 1702 Cognitive Science; Clinical Psychology |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy |
Journal citation | 25 (4), pp. 525-531 |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
ISSN | 1063-3995 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2187 |
Publication dates | |
09 Mar 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 06 Feb 2018 |
Accepted | 02 Feb 2018 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86vv3
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