Patterns and correlates of self-help group membership in the United States. From: Social Policy | Date: March 22, 1997| Author: Kessler, Ronald C.; Mickelson, Kristin D.; Zhao, Shanyang | COPYRIGHT 1997 Social Policy Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A study was conducted to show and analyze the patterns and correlations of self-help groups in the US. The results indicate that more than 25 million Americans are estimated to have participated in a self-help group. Although majority of these self-help groups focus on various life problems, more than one third of the participants are involved in groups for substance use problems. One distinctive finding is that those with lower levels of family support were more likely to participate self-he...