Table 3.
Social support and alcohol information for the 24 studies examined in this review.
| Authors | Sample origin | Substances of focus | Types of social support | Social support instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bischof, Rumpf, Hapke, Meyer, & John (2000) | community | alcohol | functional support, general support | Social Support Appraisal Scale (German translation) |
| Bond, Kaskutas, & Weisner (2003) | inpatient and outpatient | alcohol | alcohol-specific support | questionnaire created by authors |
| Carlson, Dilts, & Radcliff (1994) | referrals to treatment | alcohol and drugs | recovery helping, functional support | questionnaire created by authors |
| Flynn, Alvarez, Jason, Olson, & Davis, (2006) | recovery community | alcohol and drugs | structural support | Important People and Activities Inventory |
| Galanter, Talbott, Gallegos, & Rubenstone (1990) | post-treatment | alcohol and drugs | functional support, recovery helping | questionnaire created by authors |
| George & Tucker (1996) | community, nontreatment | alcohol | structural support, functional support, general support, alcohol-specific support | Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List, Provision of Social Relations Scale |
| Humphreys, Finney, & Moos (1994) | detox and referral centers | alcohol | functional support | Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory |
| Humphreys, Mankowski, Moos, & Finney (1999) | inpatient | alcohol and drugs | functional support, alcohol-specific support | Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory, Social Network Social Influence Scale |
| Humphreys, Mavis, & Stoffelmayr (1994) | substance abuse treatment agencies | alcohol and drugs | structural support | Addiction Severity Index |
| Humphreys, Moos, & Cohen (1997) | detox and referral centers | alcohol | functional support | Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory |
| Humphreys & Noke (1997) | inpatient | alcohol and drugs | functional support, alcohol-specific support | Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory, Social Network Social Influence Scale |
| Kaskutas, Bond, & Humphreys (2002) | outpatient and aftercare | alcohol | alcohol-specific support | questionnaire created by authors |
| Longabaugh, Wirtz, Zweben, & Stout (1998) | outpatient and aftercare | alcohol | alcohol-specific support | Important People and Activities Inventory |
| Majer, Jason, Ferrari, Venable, & Olson (2002) | recovery community | alcohol and drugs | alcohol-specific support, structural support | Important People and Activities Inventory |
| Ouimette, Moos, & Finney (1998) | inpatient | alcohol and drugs | general support | Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory |
| Pagano, Friend, Tonigan, & Stout (2004) | outpatient and aftercare | alcohol | recovery helping | Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement Scale |
| Project MATCH Research Group (1998a) | outpatient and aftercare | alcohol | alcohol-specific support | Important People and Activities Inventory |
| Project MATCH Research Group (1998b) | outpatient | alcohol | alcohol-specific support | Important People and Activities Inventory |
| Rush (2002) | existing AA groups | alcohol | structural support | Social Support Network Inventory |
| Sheeren (1988) | existing AA groups | alcohol | recovery helping | questionnaire created by authors |
| Snow, Prochaska, & Rossi (1994) | community | alcohol | recovery helping | Processes of Change Questionnaire |
| Timko, Finney, & Moos (2005) | detox and referral centers | alcohol | functional support | Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory |
| Zemore & Kaskutas (2004) | self-help groups, treatment programs, others | alcohol | recovery helping | self-report checklist |
| Zemore, Kaskutas, & Ammon (2004) | community | alcohol and drugs | helping relationships | questionnaire created by authors |