In:
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, SAGE Publications, Vol. 13, No. 2 ( 1991-05), p. 209-225
Kurzfassung:
This review proposes the construct of drug use identity and presents a 4-stage model that features this construct. This 4-stage modelproposes that drug use identity, a latentfactor, undergoes a progressive transformation from identity as a casual user during the initiation stage (Stage 1), to identity as a drug addict at the treatment entiy stage (Stage 2), to identity as a recovering addict at the late treatment stage (Stage 3). At the posttreatment recovery stage (Stage 4), this new identity as a recovering addict may operate as a mediator of the social influences effected by a sober reference group. These social influences prompt a sustained identity as a recovering addic4 along with enhanced ethnic pride, increased social role responsibility, and enhanced health motivation and behavior. For drug-addicted Mexican Americans, enhanced ethnic pride, whether discovered or reestablished, may develop as a consequence of a progression toward a "maturing identity. " Directions for theory and research based on this framework are discussed.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0739-9863
,
1552-6364
DOI:
10.1177/07399863910132006
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
SAGE Publications
Publikationsdatum:
1991
ZDB Id:
2067258-5
SSG:
5,2
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