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Sexual Compulsivity and 12-Step Peer and Sponsor Supportive Communication: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis
Is it the supportive communication received through 12-step processes that enables addicts to change their behavior, or is it that addicts who are motivated to change their behavior diligently attend to 12-step processes? A retrospective two-wave panel design was employed to address these competing perspectives. Higher levels of meeting attendance and sponsor work at an earlier period in participants’ lives were associated with lower levels of sexual compulsivity at a later period in their lives. However, time-one meeting attendance and sponsor work did not explain interindividual change in sexual compulsivity from time-one to time-two, a stricter test of the validity of cross-lagged associations. Options for methodological improvements to increase the power of future inquiries are outlined.
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