Building addiction recovery capital through online participation in a recovery community

Ana-Maria Bliuc, David Best, Muhammad Iqbal and Katie Upton

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 193, issue C, 110-117

Abstract: This study examines how online participation in a community of recovery contributes to personal journeys of recovery. It investigates whether recovery capital building – as indicated by increased levels and quality of online social interactions – and markers of positive identity development predict retention in a recovery program designed around fostering community involvement for early stage recovery addicts.

Keywords: Online social interactions; Recovery capital; Social identity; Recovery community (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.050

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