Table 3.
Summary of Social Support Measures
| Variable (n’s listed for t-tests of baseline to pre-release and pre-release to post-release changes) | Baseline | Pre-Release | Post-release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |||
| MSPSS Social Support Variables | |||
| Strength of Support | |||
| MSPSS Total Score (55, 50) | 57.13(15.55) | 61.18(14.30)* | 62.86(18.38) |
| “Special Person” Support (58, 51) | 19.75 (6.37) | 21.36(5.48) | 21.71(7.25) |
| Family Support (57, 50) | 18.22 (7.87) | 20.15(7.00) | 20.06(7.99) |
| Friend Support (56, 51) | 17.93 (6.03) | 19.37(6.00) | 20.46(6.02) |
| IPA Social Support Variables | |||
| Network Characteristics | |||
| Size Almost Daily Network (58, 48) | 2.02 (1.83) | 1.34 (1.78)* | 2.98 (2.45)** |
| Percent drinkers in Network (55,46) | 33.29 (34.08) | 26.25 (30.70)** | 21.80 (29.20) |
| Percent drug users in Network (55,46) | 18.62 (29.43) | 14.40 (29.07) | 9.37 (23.99) |
| Percent overall substance users in Network (55, 46) | 43.91 (35.40) | 31.84 (35.14)** | 26.50 (35.09) |
| % romantic partners (18, 10)a | 52.89 (34.95) | 39.61 (35.29) | 44.00 (32.62) |
| % family members (45, 38) | 45.36 (34.58) | 31.13 (32.45)** | 28.58 (35.10) |
| % friends (28, 21) | 45.00 (31.89) | 29.64 (31.45)* | 32.33 (39.05) |
| Alcohol Involvement Score (52, 46) | 6.57 (6.27) | 3.95 (5.17)** | 4.92 (9.41) |
| Drug Involvement Score (54,46) | 5.60 (8.99) | 2.91 (6.65)* | 2.13 (8.00) |
| Strength of Support | |||
| Overall General Support (58, 48) | 4.79 (1.64) | 5.45 (.86)** | 5.52 (.87) |
| Romantic Partners (18, 10) | 5.28 (1.32) | 5.06 (1.51) | 5.30 (1.57) |
| Family Members (45, 38) | 5.27 (1.27) | 5.47 (.99) | 5.32 (1.09) |
| Friends (28, 21) | 5.29 (1.15) | 5.45 (.64) | 5.62 (.59) |
| Types of Support Provided | |||
| Overall Treatment Support (53, 45) | 5.60 (.77) | 5.79 (.41) | 5.62 (.73) |
| Romantic Partners (18, 10) | 5.67 (.84) | 5.72 (.67) | 5.20 (1.03)* |
| Family Members (44, 35) | 5.79 (.51) | 5.89 (.32) | 5.66 (.59)* |
| Friends (27, 21) | 5.85 (.32) | 5.78 (.42) | 5.43 (.75)* |
| Overall Support-Drinking (22, 13)b | 2.50 (.80) | 2.68 (.89) | 2.85 (1.21) |
| Romantic Partners (6, 3) | 2.83 (1.17) | 3.00 (.89) | 3.67 (.58) |
| Family Members (20, 12) | 2.40 (.82) | 2.50 (.83) | 3.00 (1.13) |
| Friends (9, 5) | 2.55 (.88) | 2.55 (.73) | 2.20 (1.30) |
| Overall Support - Drug Use (30, 18)b | 2.50 (.90) | 2.47 (.82) | 2.56 (.92) |
| Romantic Partners (12, 4) | 2.42 (.90) | 2.42 (1.00) | 3.50 (1.29) |
| Family Members (25, 15) | 2.32 (.75) | 2.16 (.62) | 2.27 (.96) |
| Friends (15, 7) | 2.60 (.83) | 2.67 (.82) | 2.57 (.53) |
Note. Substance Users include drinkers, drug users or both. Significant results of paired tests between baseline and pre-release social support scores are presented in the pre-release column; significant results of paired t-tests between pre- and post-release are presented in the post-release column;
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01.
a
The n’s for these items are smaller, and vary by type of relationship, since not all women identified romantic partners, family members, or friends as part of their social networks on the IPA.
b
These items were not answered if the participant had not used any alcohol or drugs in the past 3 months, therefore the n’s for these items are lower that other variables