Changes in alcohol-related social network composition mediate the effects of AA meeting attendance on drinking following a recovery attempt in adults with alcohol use disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess whether changes in social network drinking is a mechanism of behaviour change responsible for the benefits of attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) during a recovery attempt.

Design

An observational longitudinal cohort study investigating mechanisms of behaviour change among adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) reporting initiation of a substantial recovery attempt.

Setting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Participants

From a larger observational cohort, participants were individuals who reported a substantive increase in AA attendance (increase of ≥1 + meetings/week) from baseline to 6 weeks (n = 71) and a propensity score-matched control group of participants who did not increase AA attendance (n = 71). Prope

SUBMITTER: Levitt EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12710815 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature