Unexpected Social Benefits of Alcoholics Anonymous for Older Women |
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| Authors: | Lauren S Ermann Gerard Lawson Penny L Burge |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Counselor EducationRadford University;2. Department of Counselor EducationVirginia Tech.;3. Department of Educational Research and EvaluationVirginia Tech. |
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| Abstract: | The authors interviewed older women in Alcoholics Anonymous to explore the participants' most beneficial and meaningful experiences in the program. Findings suggested that these women obtained unexpected social benefits from their participation. These benefits are examined through the framework of Carstensen's ( 1993 ) socioemotional selectivity theory. |
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| Keywords: | Alcoholics Anonymous older women alcoholism social net works socioemotional selectivity theory |
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