Title:
Effects of participation in alcohol self-help groups on surrender and narcissism among adult males
Author:
Duane F. Reinert
Committee Member:
Barry K. Estadt
Committee Member:
L. Mickey Fenzel
Committee Member:
John P. Allen
Committee Member:
Faith D. Gilroy
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
1992
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
Subjects were participants in two self-help groups, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA; n = 45) and Rational Recovery (RR; n = 10). Two groups (High AA and Low AA) were formed from the AA subjects, using a median split on the AA Involvement scale which was designed for this study. It was hypothesized that those who participated more actively in AA would decline in their narcissistic tendencies over time, compared to the other two groups. It was further hypothesized that surrender was an intervening variable which would account for the decline in narcissism. No firm conclusions could be drawn regarding narcissism; further long-term study was recommended based on the trends in the data. The Surrender instrument, designed by the researcher for this study, was able to discriminate between the High AA, Low AA, and RR groups. As predicted, the High AA group scored higher on surrender than did the other groups. The results appear to be consistent with AA's philosophy which advocates surrendering to a Higher Power during the course of treatment.
Subject:
Alcoholism--Treatment--Psychological aspects
Subject:
Alcoholics--Rehabilitation
Subject:
Narcissism
Subject:
Submissiveness
Subject:
Alcoholics Anonymous
Subject:
Support Groups
Subject:
Alcoholism
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Pastoral Counseling
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Identifier:
ReinertDF-92
