Different methods of measuring the problems experienced by significant others of substance abusers

<p>The purpose of this study was to examine responses to two administration formats of an assessment instrument. Specifically, this study examined responses to oral and written administrations of an instrument designed to examine the problems of significant others of substance abusers. Participants were part of a larger treatment study conducted at the Treatment Research Institute and consisted of two significant others of substance abusers. Participants were given both an oral and written administration of the Significant Other Checklist (SOC; Kirby et al., 2005) at intake of the larger treatment study. The SOC (Kirby et al., 2005) seeks to examine problems along the dimensions of emotional, relationship, family, financial, health, legal, and physical violence problems. Paired t-tests were conducted between both administrations on each of the seven subscales of the SOC (Kirby et al., 2005). Currently, results indicate no significant difference between the oral and written administration of the SOC although, these results are still exploratory due to a small sample size. Further, preliminary data indicates that significant others reported more problems on the written administration of the SOC in the dimensions of emotional, relationship, financial, and legal problems.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Mental Health Counseling and Applied Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Perugini, Christine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kerwin, Mary Louise E.

• Psychological tests; Substance abuse
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/921

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1921