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”Det är nu det vänder” : en kvalitativ litteraturstudie om processen ut ur ett missbruk

Andersson Sacramento, Sandra LU and Chrysoulakis, Madelene LU (2020) SOPA63 20201
School of Social Work
Abstract
Social work has increasingly come under the requirement of evidence-based practice, which might not consider the processes of individual change taking place outside of the field of social work. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the process of turning points and individuals’ desistance from substance abuse. For this study we also looked into the importance of social relationships during the process of turning points. The method that was used for this study was a qualitative textual analysis on six autobiographies, all describing the way out of substance abuse. Our results showed that turning points, and processes of desistance, entailed different events and/or circumstances which in different ways contributed to the persons... (More)
Social work has increasingly come under the requirement of evidence-based practice, which might not consider the processes of individual change taking place outside of the field of social work. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the process of turning points and individuals’ desistance from substance abuse. For this study we also looked into the importance of social relationships during the process of turning points. The method that was used for this study was a qualitative textual analysis on six autobiographies, all describing the way out of substance abuse. Our results showed that turning points, and processes of desistance, entailed different events and/or circumstances which in different ways contributed to the persons way out of substance abuse. Of importance was not as much which type of event that occurred, but rather what meaning the individual ascribed to the event. They were differentially affected by similar events during the process, which indicates a uniqueness. The results also showed that social relationships can encourage or inhibit an individual’s desistance from substance abuse. In conclusion, despite differences in individuals own accounts of turning points and processes of desistance there is a general pattern of events which became crucial for the way out of substance abuse. (Less)
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author
Andersson Sacramento, Sandra LU and Chrysoulakis, Madelene LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20201
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Turning points, social relationships, addiction, recovery, autobiographies
language
Swedish
id
9016099
date added to LUP
2020-06-11 13:38:47
date last changed
2020-06-11 13:38:47
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  abstract     = {{Social work has increasingly come under the requirement of evidence-based practice, which might not consider the processes of individual change taking place outside of the field of social work. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the process of turning points and individuals’ desistance from substance abuse. For this study we also looked into the importance of social relationships during the process of turning points. The method that was used for this study was a qualitative textual analysis on six autobiographies, all describing the way out of substance abuse. Our results showed that turning points, and processes of desistance, entailed different events and/or circumstances which in different ways contributed to the persons way out of substance abuse. Of importance was not as much which type of event that occurred, but rather what meaning the individual ascribed to the event. They were differentially affected by similar events during the process, which indicates a uniqueness. The results also showed that social relationships can encourage or inhibit an individual’s desistance from substance abuse. In conclusion, despite differences in individuals own accounts of turning points and processes of desistance there is a general pattern of events which became crucial for the way out of substance abuse.}},
  author       = {{Andersson Sacramento, Sandra and Chrysoulakis, Madelene}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{”Det är nu det vänder” : en kvalitativ litteraturstudie om processen ut ur ett missbruk}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}