@article{ref1,
title="Gender differences in treatment engagement among a sample of incarcerated substance abusers",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2007",
author="Staton-Tindall, Michele and Garner, Bryan R. and Morey, Janis T. and Leukefeld, Carl and Krietemeyer, Jennifer and Saum, Christine A. and Oser, Carrie B.",
volume="34",
number="9",
pages="1143-1156",
abstract="This article examines gender differences in treatment engagement, psychosocial variables, and criminal thinking among a sample of male and female substance abusers (N = 2,774) enrolled in 20 prison-based treatment programs in five different states as part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse--funded Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies cooperative agreement. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that inmates in female treatment programs report more psychosocial dysfunction, less criminal thinking, and higher engagement than in male facilities, and there is a more negative relationship between psychosocial variables and treatment engagement (compared to male programs). Only one subscale of criminal thinking had a significant gender interaction, with males having a significantly stronger relationship between cold-heartedness and low treatment engagement. Implications for treatment interventions with a gender-specific focus are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854807304347",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854807304347"
}