Publications by authors named "Edward Oberste"
Subst Use Misuse
January 2008
Article Synopsis
- A study created a Brief Helper Therapy Scale to measure helping behaviors among recovering alcoholics, which includes three subscales focused on Recovery, Life, and Community Helping.
- The 9-item scale showed strong reliability, taking about 5 minutes to complete, but had limited correlation with measures of psychological and spiritual well-being.
- Results indicated that those in early recovery tend to engage more in recovery-focused helping, while individuals with longer recovery periods become more involved in community support, potentially challenging the stigma surrounding alcoholism.
