College Student Recovery and Identity Development

The goals of the present study were to use data from the first national longitudinal study of students in collegiate recovery programs (CRPs) to 1) provide an updated characterization of CRP students, with respect to demographics and past problem severity; 2) characterize current psychosocial functioning and examine changes in functioning over time; and 3) examine the impact of COVID-19 on CRP students. Data came from a longitudinal cohort study focused on the impact of CRPs on participating students' success initiated in fall 2020. Four-year universities and community colleges with CRPs were invited to be partners on this project. Three cohorts of participants were recruited. All participants who completed the baseline survey (N = 334) were invited to complete follow-up surveys. The sample was composed of mostly White, cisgender undergraduate students with an average age of 29 years at baseline. CRP students generally reported challenging personal and academic histories, including high levels of polysubstance use and substance problem severity. They evidenced high levels of current psychosocial functioning. Recovery-related functioning (i.e., recovery capital, quality of life) was generally high at baseline and decreased slightly over time. COVID-19 represented a substantial source of stress for many CRP students, impacting some individuals' abstinence.These results from the first national longitudinal study of CRP students parallel findings from other cross-sectional and/or CRP-specific studies and provide novel insights into the stability of recovery functioning. These results can advance our understanding and characterization of the national CRP student population, with the ability to examine recovery-related constructs over time.

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Characteristics of students participating in collegiate recovery programs and the impact of COVID-19: an updated national longitudinal study

Smith

Bannard

McDaniel

et al. 2023

Addiction Research & Theory

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College Student Recovery and Identity Development

Abstract: This chapter outlines the unique identity transformation needs of college students in recovery and suggests ways universities can support this evolving recovery identity.

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Characteristics of students participating in collegiate recovery programs and the impact of COVID-19: an updated national longitudinal study

Characteristics of students participating in collegiate recovery programs and the impact of COVID-19: an updated national longitudinal study

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