- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- An exploratory descriptive study of coping skills among chemtcat T.Y. dependent women enrolled in drug treatment programs, 1989
- Creator:
- Harper, Ann
- Date of Original:
- 1989-07-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The purposes of this study were: (1) to explore whether or not the decision made by women to use or abuse alcohol and drugs were influenced by their life events and stress experienced, and (2) to determine if the life events and stress affected their abilities to cope and manage. The exploratory study sought to examine if there would be a difference in the coping skills regarding the life events and stress reported by women who were involved in an all women specialized day treatment program as opposed to the women who were not involved in an all women specialized day treatment program. The study also examined if there was a relationship between life events and stress and the decision to use or abuse alcohol and drugs among women who were involved in an all women day treatment program as opposed to those who were not involved in an all women specialized day treatment program. Data were collected from 35 women who were enrolled at DeKalb Addiction Clinic Regular Day Treatment and New Vision Women Specialized Day Treatment Program. 'The Women's Chemical Use, Life Events, Stress, and Coping Questionnaire' was self administered. The findings revealed no statistically significant difference in the coping skills of women who were chemically dependent in regards to their life events and stresses experienced who participated in a specialized day treatment program for women than those women who did not. There was no statistically significant relationship between life events and stress experienced in chemically dependent women's decision to engage in alcohol and drug use or abuse who participated in a specialized day treatment program than those who did not participate in a specialized treatment program.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1989_harper_ann.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
-
