Figure 3.

Relationship between Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) attendance and AA involvement in Hispanic and white clients recruited for the Project MATCH study in Albuquerque, New Mexico. AA attendance and involvement were determined 6 months after the clients had completed a 12-week course of psychosocial therapy (i.e., cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational-enhancement therapy, or 12-step-facilitation therapy). AA attendance was expressed as the proportion of days on which the clients attended an AA meeting. The AA involvement score included such measures as to what extent the clients practiced each of the 12 steps, had or were a sponsor, or celebrated AA birthdays. Hispanic clients reported a higher level of AA involvement despite lower AA attendance.

SOURCE: Tonigan et al. 1996.