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Background and Objective: Sustained recovery from addiction is a multidimensional process that requires the continuation of individual, social, family, and lifestyle changes. Although research has extensively addressed risk factors and relapse, the experiences of individuals who have successfully maintained long-term recovery, particularly married men, have received less specific attention. The present study aimed to identify factors associated with sustained recovery among married men who had recovered from addiction.
Method: This qualitative study employed a descriptive qualitative design. Participants were married men with at least eight years of sustained recovery from addiction who were selected using criterion-based purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and, following 10 interviews and the achievement of informational saturation, were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: Data analysis resulted in the identification of four main themes: individual capacity building for maintaining recovery, social-environmental reconstruction and support, lifestyle and social-status reconstruction, and spiritual and psychological reconstruction of life. Individual capacity building included determination and sustained commitment, patience, assertiveness, self-honesty, impulse management, and emotion regulation. Social-environmental support emphasized support from spouses and families, utilization of mentors and peer groups, disengagement from substance-related relationships, and management of environmental triggers. Lifestyle reconstruction included healthy activities and relationships, occupational and economic stability, and restoration of social reputation. Spiritual and psychological reconstruction was associated with changes in attitudes, spiritual beliefs, relationship with God, a sense of achievement, and the development of new meaning in life.
Conclusion: Sustained recovery is a dynamic and multidimensional process in which individual resources, social-environmental support, lifestyle, and spiritual-psychological resources operate in an interconnected manner. Recovery-maintenance interventions should therefore focus not only on reducing risk factors but also on strengthening individual capacities, family support, relationship reconstruction, and the development of a healthy and meaningful lifestyle.
Background and Objective: Sustained recovery from addiction is a multidimensional process that requires the continuation of individual, social, family, and lifestyle changes. Although research has extensively addressed risk factors and relapse, the experiences of individuals who have successfully maintained long-term recovery, particularly married men, have received less specific attention. The present study aimed to identify factors associated with sustained recovery among married men who had recovered from addiction.
Method: This qualitative study employed a descriptive qualitative design. Participants were married men with at least eight years of sustained recovery from addiction who were selected using criterion-based purposive sampling. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews and, following 10 interviews and the achievement of informational saturation, were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: Data analysis resulted in the identification of four main themes: individual capacity building for maintaining recovery, social-environmental reconstruction and support, lifestyle and social-status reconstruction, and spiritual and psychological reconstruction of life. Individual capacity building included determination and sustained commitment, patience, assertiveness, self-honesty, impulse management, and emotion regulation. Social-environmental support emphasized support from spouses and families, utilization of mentors and peer groups, disengagement from substance-related relationships, and management of environmental triggers. Lifestyle reconstruction included healthy activities and relationships, occupational and economic stability, and restoration of social reputation. Spiritual and psychological reconstruction was associated with changes in attitudes, spiritual beliefs, relationship with God, a sense of achievement, and the development of new meaning in life.
Conclusion: Sustained recovery is a dynamic and multidimensional process in which individual resources, social-environmental support, lifestyle, and spiritual-psychological resources operate in an interconnected manner. Recovery-maintenance interventions should therefore focus not only on reducing risk factors but also on strengthening individual capacities, family support, relationship reconstruction, and the development of a healthy and meaningful lifestyle.
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