Correlates of employment: A cohort study

Authors

Robert C. Sterling
Edward Gottheil
Scott D. Glassman, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFollow
S. P. Weinstein
Ronald D. Serota
Alan Lundy

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2001

Abstract

Employment is often viewed as a potent indicator of substance abuse treatment outcome. This study was conducted to determine if personality and/or demographic characteristics of a cohort of unemployed substance dependent persons presenting for addiction treatment might predict employment 9 months postadmission. By using stepwise discriminant function analysis, seven variables predictive of employment were identified. The positive value of employment was clearly documented. Those who gained employment were functioning better with regard to social and drug-use parameters than those who did not.

Publication Title

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volume

27

Issue

1

First Page

137

Last Page

146

Comments

This article was published in American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 137-146.

Copyright © 2001 Informa.

Recommended Citation

Sterling, Robert C.; Gottheil, Edward; Glassman, Scott D.; Weinstein, S. P.; Serota, Ronald D.; and Lundy, Alan, "Correlates of employment: A cohort study" (2001). PCOM Scholarly Works. 850.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/850