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. 2019;58(8):678-695.
doi: 10.1080/10509674.2019.1648353. Epub 2019 Sep 5.

Personal agency and alcohol abstinence self-efficacy among incarcerated women

Yael Schonbrun  1   2 , Jennifer E Johnson  3 , Bradley J Anderson  1 , Christine Timko  4 , Megan Kurth  1 , Michael D Stein  1   2
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Personal agency and alcohol abstinence self-efficacy among incarcerated women

Yael Schonbrun et al. J Offender Rehabil. 2019.

Abstract

Incarcerated women with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have unique treatment needs. Behavior change models emphasize self-efficacy in making changes to alcohol use, but have not been tested in samples of incarcerated women. Personal agency in several domains was examined as a correlate of alcohol abstinence self-efficacy in a sample of 173 incarcerated women with AUDs. Lower alcohol cravings (β = -0.19, p = .029), greater self-care (β = 0.17, p = .012), and less engagement in transactional sex (β = -0.48, p = .007) were associated with greater self-efficacy. Intrapersonal and interpersonal agency influence incarcerated women's self-efficacy.

Keywords: Alcohol; incarcerated; personal agency; self-efficacy; women.

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