Online communities allow problem drinkers to seek help anonymously without the judgement present in the face-to-face world. This article investigates peer to peer online support in an online community of self-identified problem drinkers. A content analysis was performed on a "Stop Drinking" Reddit.com community and 26 themes of interaction, belonging to 9 categories were identified as key interactions likely to provide value to those seeking to instantiate or maintain sobriety. These themes were arranged into a conceptual model consisting of three dimensions of interaction namely: goal-based interaction; relationship-based interactions; and platform-interactions. The conceptual model created by this research should help those in recovery ut...
The Internet is now being used as a mechanism for the delivery of social support on a global scale, ...
This study examines how online participation in a community of recovery contributes to personal jour...
Consistent and stable access to support after exiting addiction treatment programs is key in achievi...
Online communities allow problem drinkers to seek help anonymously without the judgement present in ...
This research paper presents a multi-case study investigation of organisational approaches and exper...
Objective: Social support networks have been identified as one factor that can help people resolve t...
Mutual Help Groups (MHGs) such as Alcoholics Anonymous can enhance recovery from problematic alcohol...
Aims: advances in technology have led to an increased range of possibilities for forms of mutual aid...
Traditional help services have problems reaching out to people with substance abuseproblems. Some in...
Online communities allow problem drinkers to seek help anonymously without the judgement present in ...
Background: In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of people accessing o...
As contemporary approaches to addiction treatment are evolving from models predominantly focused on ...
In the context of addiction research, positive recovery outcomes are affected by the quality of peop...
In the context of addiction research, positive recovery outcomes are affected by the quality of peop...
Support groups play an important role in helping individuals cope with their health conditions by pr...
The Internet is now being used as a mechanism for the delivery of social support on a global scale, ...
This study examines how online participation in a community of recovery contributes to personal jour...
Consistent and stable access to support after exiting addiction treatment programs is key in achievi...
Online communities allow problem drinkers to seek help anonymously without the judgement present in ...
This research paper presents a multi-case study investigation of organisational approaches and exper...
Objective: Social support networks have been identified as one factor that can help people resolve t...
Mutual Help Groups (MHGs) such as Alcoholics Anonymous can enhance recovery from problematic alcohol...
Aims: advances in technology have led to an increased range of possibilities for forms of mutual aid...
Traditional help services have problems reaching out to people with substance abuseproblems. Some in...
Online communities allow problem drinkers to seek help anonymously without the judgement present in ...
Background: In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of people accessing o...
As contemporary approaches to addiction treatment are evolving from models predominantly focused on ...
In the context of addiction research, positive recovery outcomes are affected by the quality of peop...
In the context of addiction research, positive recovery outcomes are affected by the quality of peop...
Support groups play an important role in helping individuals cope with their health conditions by pr...
The Internet is now being used as a mechanism for the delivery of social support on a global scale, ...
This study examines how online participation in a community of recovery contributes to personal jour...
Consistent and stable access to support after exiting addiction treatment programs is key in achievi...