Temporal orientation and self-experience of Narcotics Anonymous

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyse temporal orientation and its relationship with self-experience in drug dependent persons from Narcotics Anonymous (NA) community. The relationship between the dimensions of psychopathological self, temporal perspective and between sociodemographic variables and involvement in NA actions was examined. Material and methods: We investigated 30 persons (10 women, 20 men) from NA. The average age was 33.6, presence in NA – 66.1 months, duration of abstinence – 53.3 months. We applied the questionnaires: Time perception, “Carpe Diem”, EgoPsychopathology and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Results: Higher levels of education favour a positive perception of the past. The involvement (or not) in NA activities differentiates the study group in the measured psychological variables Streszczenie