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. 2018 Jul;46(5):567-574.
doi: 10.1002/jcop.21959. Epub 2018 Feb 24.

Relationship of hope, sense of community, and quality of life

Ed Stevens  1 , Mayra Guerrero  1 , Austin Green  1 , Leonard A Jason  1
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Relationship of hope, sense of community, and quality of life

Ed Stevens et al. J Community Psychol. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

This study examined the role of hope and community in achieving and/or maintaining a successful recovery, and their relationships to quality of life for individuals in recovery. The sample included 229 participants in 42 Oxford House sober living homes in 3 locations in the United States. In this cross-sectional investigation, we assessed whether hope and sense of community were predictors of quality of life for individuals living in recovery homes. Findings indicated that both hope and sense of community were predictors supporting contextual as well as individual characteristics as possible influences on recovery trajectories. These findings have implications for both individual and systems-level resource or competency-based interventions, and they suggest one of the important functions of a recovery residence is in the creation of a sense of community.

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Relationship of hope, SOC, and QOL
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