NCJ Number
182121
Journal
Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling Volume: 20 Issue: 2 Dated: April 2000 Pages: 75-83
Editor(s)
Virginia A. Kelly
Date Published
April 2000
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This study examined the premise that women's addiction groups would be facilitated by female leaders using a sample of female clients seeking treatment for chemical dependency at an inpatient facility of a local community mental health center.
Abstract
Two instruments were used to collect pre-test and post-test data, the Self-Acceptance Scale and the Female Attitudes Toward Men Scale. Female clients were assigned to control and experimental groups. The control group was composed of 14 black women and 11 white women and had a female therapist, while the experimental group was composed of 10 black women and 11 white women and had a male therapist. Differences between and within groups regarding self-acceptance were assessed. Female attitudes toward men in groups facilitated by men were more positive than female attitudes toward men in groups facilitated by women. Specifically, female participants in the experimental group seemed to show significant positive gains over time regarding measures of self-acceptance and attitudes toward men. In the control group, however, female participants seemed to show few positive gains in self-acceptance and even dropped significantly in their attitudes toward men. 25 references and 2 tables