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. 2024 Jun 17:15:1331756.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1331756. eCollection 2024.

The impact of State of Surrender on the relationship between engagement in substance use treatment and meaning in life presence: a pilot study

Thomas B Sease  1 , Cathy R Cox  2 , Amanda L Wiese  1 , Emily K Sandoz  3 , Kevin Knight  1
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The impact of State of Surrender on the relationship between engagement in substance use treatment and meaning in life presence: a pilot study

Thomas B Sease et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

The current study examined the construct of State of Surrender (SoS)-defined as a willingness to accept, without resistance, what is to come-and investigated SoS as a statistical mediator of the relationship between engagement in substance use treatment and meaning in life (MIL). Using a cross-sectional design, participants were 123 people involved with the legal system participating in a 6-month residential treatment program for substance use. Results showed that measures of treatment engagement, including treatment participation, counselor rapport, and peer support, were all positively associated with SoS scores (R 2s ≥ 21.16). Moreover, while controlling for time spent in treatment, SoS statistically mediated the positive association between aspects of treatment engagement and MIL. State of Surrender may be a targetable process in substance use treatment that aids in recovery by orienting clients toward what they find meaningful in life. Future directions and practical considerations are discussed.

Keywords: counselor rapport; meaning in life; peer support; state of surrender; treatment engagement.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Path models for the relationship between peer support (Model 1), treatment participation (Model 2), and counselor support (Model 3) on MIL as a function of SoS. All results are controlling for number of days in the treatment facility. Unstandardized coefficients (and standard errors) are depicted in all models. *p < 0.05.
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The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The publication of this article was funded by Texas Christian University’s Open Access Publishing Fund.

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