Title
Social Anxiety and Peer Helping in Adolescent Addiction Treatment
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 5-2015
Abstract
The developmental need to fit in may lead to higher alcohol and other drug use among socially anxious youths which exacerbates the drink/trouble cycle. In treatment, youths with social anxiety disorder (SAD) may avoid participating in therapeutic activities with risk of negative peer appraisal. Peer-helping is a low-intensity, social activity in the 12-step program associated with greater abstinence among treatment-seeking adults. This study examined the influence of SAD on clinical severity at intake, peer-helping during treatment, and outcomes in a large sample of adolescents court-referred to residential treatment.
Publication Title
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume
39
Issue
5
First Page
887
Last Page
895
Recommended Citation
Pagano, Maria E.; Wang, Alexandra R.; Rowles, Brieana M.; Lee, Matthew T.; and Johnson, Byron R., "Social Anxiety and Peer Helping in Adolescent Addiction Treatment" (2015). Sociology Faculty Research. 3.
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