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A self‐control program for drinking antfcedents: The role of self‐monitoring and control orientation
Author(s) -
Kennedy Robert W.,
Gilbert Gary S.,
Thoreson Richard
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197801)34:1<238::aid-jclp2270340149>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - psychology , self control , control (management) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , management , economics
Assessed the effects of a self‐control program on increasing personal control and ameliorating alcohol abuse. S s attended two groups per week for 3 weeks and were administered the Experienced Control scale (Tiffany, 1967) before and after treatment and on follow‐up. All S s showed increased control over internal stresses across treatment. Internally oriented S s in the experimental group showed increased control over external stresses, while internals in the control condition showed no change. Self‐monitoring externals did not change over treatment, but increased significantly over follow‐up. Control externals changed over treatment, but not on follow‐up. Internally oriented S s both monitored frequently and appeared to benefit from the use of self‐monitoring of drinking antecedents. Externals showed more indefinite results, as self‐monitoring S s evidenced a slower, somewhat “delayed” increase in adaptive self‐control when compared to self‐monitoring internals.