"Choosing to live". Experiences of coping in recovery from drug addiction - a phenomenological study
Abstract Substance addiction is detrimental to the addict, their family, social environment and society as a whole, which is why research needs to approach it with problem solving in mind. The present study has a salutogenic health perspective, and focuses on coping in recovery from substance addict...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/9879 2023-05-15T17:39:22+02:00 "Choosing to live". Experiences of coping in recovery from drug addiction - a phenomenological study Blindheim, Line Grebstad 2016-05-02 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9879 eng eng UiT Norges arktiske universitet UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://hdl.handle.net/10037/9879 openAccess Copyright 2016 The Author(s) VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Other psychology disciplines: 279 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Andre psykologiske fag: 279 PSY-3900 Master thesis Mastergradsoppgave 2016 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:54:56Z Abstract Substance addiction is detrimental to the addict, their family, social environment and society as a whole, which is why research needs to approach it with problem solving in mind. The present study has a salutogenic health perspective, and focuses on coping in recovery from substance addiction. The informants’ experiences of coping were explored using the qualitative approach. The informants were residents from the same treatment facility for substance addiction in North-Norway. Men and women were included. Semi-structural interview guides were constructed specifically for the informants. The transcripts resulting from these one-hour interviews were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The superordinate themes were Together Into Drug Addiction, Vulnerability Factors, Making a Choice, Together Out of Drug Addiction, Focusing on oneself, The Gradual Change and Goals and Dreams. Keywords: coping, recovery, substance addiction, qualitative approach, IPA Master Thesis North Norway University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Norway |
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VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Other psychology disciplines: 279 VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Andre psykologiske fag: 279 PSY-3900 Blindheim, Line Grebstad "Choosing to live". Experiences of coping in recovery from drug addiction - a phenomenological study |
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Abstract Substance addiction is detrimental to the addict, their family, social environment and society as a whole, which is why research needs to approach it with problem solving in mind. The present study has a salutogenic health perspective, and focuses on coping in recovery from substance addiction. The informants’ experiences of coping were explored using the qualitative approach. The informants were residents from the same treatment facility for substance addiction in North-Norway. Men and women were included. Semi-structural interview guides were constructed specifically for the informants. The transcripts resulting from these one-hour interviews were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The superordinate themes were Together Into Drug Addiction, Vulnerability Factors, Making a Choice, Together Out of Drug Addiction, Focusing on oneself, The Gradual Change and Goals and Dreams. Keywords: coping, recovery, substance addiction, qualitative approach, IPA |
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"Choosing to live". Experiences of coping in recovery from drug addiction - a phenomenological study |
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"Choosing to live". Experiences of coping in recovery from drug addiction - a phenomenological study |
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"choosing to live". experiences of coping in recovery from drug addiction - a phenomenological study |
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UiT Norges arktiske universitet |
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