RT Article
T1 The impact of religious affiliation on college students’ 12-step model preferences
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 23
IS 3/4
SP 317
OP 330
A1 Camargo, Sydney Alexandra
A1 McClellan, Michael James
A1 Creech, Craig Brandon
A1 Osbaldiston, Richard
A1 Adair, Colbey
A1 Stanton, Anna Rose
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1839006323
AB Previous research has suggested that younger generations are reporting lower levels of religious affiliation and are more likely to drop out of traditional 12-step recovery programmes such as Alcoholics Anonymous than previous generations. The present study examined whether 110 millennial- and Generation Z-aged, college-students who were assessed for religiosity and substance use patterns preferred the language used in the traditional 12-step model vs. an alternative version of the model that was designed to emphasise personal empowerment over a higher power. Participants who identified as religious displayed a stronger preference for the wording of the traditional 12-step model when compared to the alternative 12-step model, however, all groups preferred the wording of the alternative 12-step model compared to the traditional 12-step wording. These findings suggest that millennial- and Generation Z-aged individuals may have a preference for language and treatment approaches that are less focused on faith and more focused on self-empowerment.
K1 12-step
K1 Generation Z
K1 Recovery
K1 Addiction
K1 Millennial
K1 Religion
DO 10.1080/13674676.2020.1767553