Attachment, motivation, and clinical progress in a Filipino therapeutic community: a mediation analysis

IF 0.1 Q4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Therapeutic Communities Pub Date : 2017-05-23 DOI:10.1108/TC-12-2016-0026

Sixtus Dane A Ramos

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Abstract

Purpose The therapeutic community (TC) is a widely used intervention program in treating substance use disorders. Despite its documented utility, researchers and practitioners are still perplexed on how it exactly works. The purpose of this paper is to suggest the role of attachment styles and treatment motivation in the TC process. Design/methodology/approach Applying an explanatory correlational research, this notion was tested by examining the responses of 200 patients with substance use disorder in a TC using mediation analysis. Findings The results revealed that attachment styles indirectly affect client’s clinical progress by the path of treatment motivation. Although the current study cannot conclude causality, the results provide empirical evidence suggesting that attachment activates motivation in treatment within the social dynamics of the TC, thus influencing clinical progress. Originality/value From these findings, recommendations for the modification of TCs along with considerations for further research, and socio-political implications are discussed.

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菲律宾治疗社区的依恋、动机与临床进展:中介分析

目的治疗社区(TC)是一种广泛应用于药物使用障碍治疗的干预方案。尽管有文献记载它的效用，但研究人员和实践者仍然对它的确切工作原理感到困惑。本研究旨在探讨依恋类型和治疗动机在心理咨询过程中的作用。设计/方法/方法应用解释性相关研究，通过使用中介分析检查200名物质使用障碍患者在TC中的反应，对这一概念进行了检验。结果发现依恋类型通过治疗动机路径间接影响来访者的临床进展。虽然目前的研究不能得出因果关系，但结果提供了经验证据，表明依恋在TC的社会动态中激活治疗动机，从而影响临床进展。原创性/价值根据这些发现，讨论了修改技术转让标准的建议，以及对进一步研究的考虑，以及社会政治影响。

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Therapeutic Communities SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

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期刊介绍： The Journal publishes academic papers, case studies, empirical research and opinion. The Journal is interested in publishing papers that critically creatively engage with ideas drawn from a range of discourses: the therapeutic community movement and other related professional practice, psychoanalysis, art, literature, poetry, music, architecture, culture, education, philosophy, religion and environmental studies. It will be of value to those who work in health services, social services, voluntary and charitable organizations and for all professionals involved with staff teams in therapeutic and supportive organizations.