Hope as a predictor of entering substance abuse treatment

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Barriers to Health Care: Implications for Problem Gambling

“…The TTM purports that self-efficacy should increase through treatment, as the benefits begin to outweigh the disadvantages of changing. However, self-efficacy might predict behavioral change through the preparation and action stages, but not help-seeking behavior at the precontemplation and contemplation stages (Jackson et al 2003;Lane and Addis 2005). For example, compared to male and female substance abusers in US federal prisons who chose to enter a voluntary substance abuse treatment programme, inmates with a history of substance abuse who did not enrol in the programme were more likely to have higher levels of self-efficacy, after controlling statistically for gender, age, ethnicity, education, comorbid diagnoses and drug-use history (Jackson et al 2003).…”

“…However, self-efficacy might predict behavioral change through the preparation and action stages, but not help-seeking behavior at the precontemplation and contemplation stages (Jackson et al 2003;Lane and Addis 2005). For example, compared to male and female substance abusers in US federal prisons who chose to enter a voluntary substance abuse treatment programme, inmates with a history of substance abuse who did not enrol in the programme were more likely to have higher levels of self-efficacy, after controlling statistically for gender, age, ethnicity, education, comorbid diagnoses and drug-use history (Jackson et al 2003). The authors suggested that because of their excessive self-reliance, the non-volunteers might have underestimated their need for professional treatment, and avoided stigma and shame that they might not be as self-reliant as they thought they were or appeared to be.…”

“…Compared with drug abusers, the authors found that Canadian alcohol abusers in clinical and community samples were more likely to want to handle the problem on their own. For all health problems, the traditional masculine belief of self-reliance has resulted in delays in seeking help, especially among lower socioeconomic status men (Galdas et al 2005;Jackson et al 2003). From interviews with a large, representative sample of the US population with an alcohol use disorder in the 1992 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, attitudinal barriers were approximately twice as frequent as enabling factors such as accessibility and affordability (Grant 1997).…”

The Web of Internet Dependency: Search Results for the Mental Health Professional

“…The consequences of problematic behaviors, whether stemming from primary addictions or other psychological disorders, are damage to oneself and others (Jackson, Wernicke, & Haaga, 2003). Links have been found to legal, social, familial, and vocational problems (Marlett, 1985).…”

The experience of hope for domestic violence support workers.

“…The presence of another person who shows unconditional acceptance, tolerance, and understanding has an immeasurable positive effect on the inspiration of another's hope. This phenomenon has been shown to be very important in dealing with clients who have substance misuse problems, those who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, patients within palliative care settings, and clients who are victims of sexually violent crimes (Cutcliffe, 1995;Jackson, Wernicke, & Haaga, 2003;Ross, 1993;Shauben & Frazier, 1995;Shoptaw et al, 2000). Research on hope in individuals with suicidal ideation suggests that the majority of clients who seek help are looking for a relationship that will give them hope and steers them away from thoughts of ending their lives (Collins & Cutcliffe, 2003).…”