Research

William Weathers Dissertation:

Twelve-step, mutual-help groups have proved effective in spurring and sustaining recovery for many individuals formerly addicted to alcohol and/or other substances. But what are the therapeutic dynamics? Researcher William Weathers, in 'Systemically Transformed Self-Efficacy in Narratives of Recovery from Alcoholism,' provides an integrative theoretical approach to understanding these dynamics. Twenty-nine narratives were analyzed and a survey of AA members conducted. Spanning expectancy, systems, and narrative theory, Weathers offers a theory of transformed self-efficacy to show how individuals in recovery have undergone a radical change in their perception of 'self' through participation in a system of shared narrative.

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