{"title":"‘A New Way to Live My Life’: How Al-Anon Influences Resilience: A Qualitative Account","authors":"Brid Corrigan","doi":"10.1080/1556035X.2015.1110740","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Alcoholism can have deep and enduring negative outcomes for the close relatives of problem drinkers. This qualitative study explored Al-Anon's (a 12-step mutual-help group for relatives) role in enhancing resilience among its members. Data from 2 focus groups (n = 5 and n = 3, respectively) and 2 individual interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants described increased positive adaptation in terms of personal growth and enhanced functioning. The findings indicated that Al-Anon plays a role in fostering resilience among members by providing protective factors. The implications were discussed in the context of bolstering clinical interventions.","PeriodicalId":88011,"journal":{"name":"Journal of groups in addiction & recovery","volume":"7 1","pages":"42 - 58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1556035X.2015.1110740","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of groups in addiction & recovery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1556035X.2015.1110740","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Alcoholism can have deep and enduring negative outcomes for the close relatives of problem drinkers. This qualitative study explored Al-Anon's (a 12-step mutual-help group for relatives) role in enhancing resilience among its members. Data from 2 focus groups (n = 5 and n = 3, respectively) and 2 individual interviews were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants described increased positive adaptation in terms of personal growth and enhanced functioning. The findings indicated that Al-Anon plays a role in fostering resilience among members by providing protective factors. The implications were discussed in the context of bolstering clinical interventions.