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. 2010 Apr 1;28(2):111-127.
doi: 10.1080/07347321003656425.

Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS)

Maria E Pagano  1 , Amy R Krentzman, Casey C Onder, Justina L Baryak, Jennifer L Murphy, William H Zywiak, Robert L Stout
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Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS)

Maria E Pagano et al. Alcohol Treat Q. .

Abstract

Alcoholics Anonymous participation has been measured in addiction research, but few validated tools distinguish components of this multi-dimensional construct. This study provides psychometric findings for the scale "Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS)", a brief assessment of AA-related helping (AAH). Data are derived from a sample of treatment-seeking alcoholics, and SOS validity and response stability is reported by using a test-retest sample. Findings demonstrated adequate psychometric properties of the SOS, including convergent validity, internal consistency (alpha=0.92) and test-rest reliability (r=0.94). The SOS is a valid measure of AAH activities pertinent to the daily lives of recovering alcoholics.

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Receiver-operator characteristics curve of sos scores versus AAI report of AAH
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