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Tichenor, Seth E.; Yaruss, J. Scott – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: This study explored group experiences and individual differences in the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings perceived by adults who stutter. Respondents' goals when speaking and prior participation in self-help/support groups were used to predict individual differences in reported behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. Method: In this study,…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Group Experience, Individual Differences, Adults
Grünke, Matthias; Hammes-Schmitz, Edeltraud; Nobel, Kerstin; Ramacher-Faasen, Nicole; Stallmann, Till; Apel, Kirsten; Faasen, Josephine; Faasen, Rainer – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2023
Higher education students with dyslexia are generally under enormous emotional pressure. The fear of getting exposed as "stupid" leads many of them to isolate themselves and avoid social contact with their peers. In consequence, a lot of dyslexic college students suffer from feelings of loneliness or even depression and anxiety. One…
Descriptors: College Students, Dyslexia, Self Help Programs, Computer Mediated Communication
Bledsoe, Scott; Baskin, Janice J.; Berry, Frank – College Teaching, 2018
Students experience a wide range of fearful thoughts and emotions while in the classrooms that create stress significant enough to impact learning. The current study examined qualitative data extracted from undergraduate student responses focusing on ways in which they cope with academic fears. The responses were coded and categorized into three…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychological Patterns, Emotional Response, Fear
Noorani, Tehseen; Karlsson, Magnus; Borkman, Thomasina – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2018
Background: This article charts the relationships between the model of evidence-based practice (EBP), healthcare markets where providers are increasingly competing through the adoption of EBP-certified interventions, and the cultivation of experiential knowledge within self-help and mutual aid groups (MAGs). After 35 years of neoliberal reform,…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Knowledge Level, Social Support Groups, Self Help Programs
Polcin, Douglas L.; Korcha, Rachael – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2017
Social support and psychiatric severity are known to influence substance abuse. However, little is known about how their influences vary under different conditions. We aimed to study how different types of social support were associated with substance abuse outcomes among persons with low and moderate psychiatric severity who entered Sober Living…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse, Social Support Groups, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Boyle, Michael P.; Beita-Ell, Carolina; Milewski, Kathryn M.; Fearon, Alison N. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: This study aimed to identify contributors to communicative participation in adults who stutter. Specifically, it was of interest to determine whether psychosocial variables of self-esteem, self-efficacy, and social support were predictive of communicative participation beyond contributions of demographic and speech-related variables.…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Adults, Interpersonal Communication, Self Esteem
Pedersen, Gloria A.; Sangraula, Manaswi; Shrestha, Pragya; Lakshmin, Pooja; Schafer, Alison; Ghimire, Renasha; Luitel, Nagendra P.; Jordans, Mark J. D.; Kohrt, Brandon A. – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2021
In humanitarian settings, mental health and psychosocial support services (MHPSS) are often delivered in group-based formats. Group interventions enable providers to reach more individuals when resources and technical expertise are limited. Group-based programs also foster social support, empathy, and collective problem-solving among the…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Services, Intervention, Group Counseling
Dadich, Ann – Journal of Drug Education, 2010
Self-Help Support Groups (SHSGs) for substance use issues are recognized in current policies for their role in reducing substance use. However, these policies recognize only their therapeutic value. This article argues that SHSGs can offer more than therapeutic advantage. This contention follows a study involving young people who were involved in…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Therapy, Substance Abuse, Public Policy
Schutt, Russell K.; Rogers, E. Sally – Journal of Community Psychology, 2009
Personal empowerment is a guiding philosophy of many mental health service programs, but there has been little empirical research on the empowerment process in these programs. The authors examine social processes and consumer orientations within a self-help drop-in center for individuals with psychiatric disabilities, using intensive interviews…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Peer Relationship, Social Support Groups, Focus Groups
Rogers, Maria A.; Cobia, Debra – Alabama Counseling Association Journal, 2008
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the most widely used organization for the treatment of alcoholism. AA's philosophy has changed how many people view themselves and their substance use. The majority of substance abuse programs in the United States use the 12 steps, either by making them the basis of their treatment program, or by introducing AA to…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Philosophy, Social Support Groups
O'Leary, Patrick J. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: Coping strategies of men who were sexually abused in childhood were examined to ascertain their relationship to clinical diagnoses. Time elapsed since the abuse occurred was examined for its relationship to psychological functioning. Clinical psychopathology of this primary sample of sexually abused men was compared to a community…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Self Help Programs

Schopler, Janice H.; Galinsky, Maeda J. – Health & Social Work, 1993
On basis of literature review, distinguishes support groups from self-help and treatment groups. Proposes open systems model for understanding factors that affect support groups, for guiding interventions, and for evaluating their outcomes. Describes four conceptual dimensions: environmental conditions; participant group characteristics; group…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Models, Self Help Programs, Social Support Groups
Hammerman, Myrna Lynn – Lifelong Learning, 1988
This article introduces the notion of self-help as a unique form of self-directed learning that contains the inherent capacity to span the life-cycle. Self-help refers to the process that occurs within small, voluntary, peer-run, mutual aid support groups that offer the opportunity to overcome or cope with a common concern or problem. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Independent Study, Self Help Programs, Social Support Groups

Suarez de Balcazar, Yolanda; And Others – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 1989
Surveyed independent living centers (N=74) to identify prevalence and functions of support and self-help groups for people with disabilities. Results suggest that independent living center staff refer a significant number of consumers to self-help groups and that independent living centers sponsor a variety of such groups. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Incidence, Independent Living, Self Help Programs

Wheeler, Inese – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1994
Volunteers (n=203) obtained through Compassionate Friends newsletters completed questionnaires consisting of Purpose in Life Test, Grief Experience Inventory, and questions on meaning. Findings indicated that lower purpose in life for bereaved parents was related to less time since death, loss by suicide, loss of only child, and loss of more than…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Death, Grief, Parents