Assessing recovery-related behaviors, emotions, and cognitions among members of Alcoholics Anonymous over 7 days: A quantitative daily diary study

The main purpose of this research study was to investigate the relationship between selfishness, helping behavior, and gratitude among members of the 12-step program Alcoholics Anonymous. The research hypotheses centered around ideas discussed at length in 12-step literature- When people in AA spend more time helping others and feeling grateful, they think less about their own cares and concerns. The data provides preliminary evidence of this relationship: significant daily associations were uncovered between helping behavior, gratitude and selfishness. Participants reported less self-absorption on days when they helped more people and were more grateful. A number of additional control variables were collected at baseline and throughout the study that may be of interest to other researchers. This was a quantitative daily dairy study that consisted of an initial baseline assessment followed by 7 nightly reports that were collected each evening at 8pm. Participants (N = 113) were recruited through social media networks (e.g., large recovery-related facebook groups, twitter, Instagram, etc.) as well as an email list from people in recovery who had previously participated in research and had provided consent to be contacted in the future. After the baseline survey, participants were sent a reminder to fill out the survey each evening at 8 pm in their respective time zones via text and email. This data is well-suited for multilevel modeling analyses for all daily variables. A complete list of the measures is below. Baseline: Addiction Severity - Short Inventory of Problems-Revised (SIP-R) Adult Attachment - Experiences in Close Relationships Scale - Short (ECR-S) Trait Narcissism - Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI-13) Altruism - Altruistic Personality Scale (APS) Trait Gratitude - Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Test (GRAT) Personality - Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) Psychological Distress - Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-6) Social Desirability - Marlow Crowne Social Desirability Scale (SDS) Locus of Control - Alcohol-Related God Locus of Control Scale (AGLOC) Self-Esteem - Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE) Recovery Capital - Brief Assessment of Recovery Capital (BARC) Daily: Self-Absorption - Self-Absorption Scale (SAS) Narcissism - Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS) Mood - Positive/Negative Affect (PANAS) Helping Behavior - Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS) State Gratitude - Gratitude Checklist (3-item Daily Gratitude) Self-Efficacy - Self-Efficacy Scale (SES)本研究的核心目的旨在探讨匿名戒酒会（Alcoholics Anonymous, AA）十二步疗法参与者的自私倾向、助人行为与感恩情绪三者间的关联。研究假设基于十二步疗法文献中深入讨论的核心观点：匿名戒酒会成员若投入更多时间助人并常怀感恩，便会更少过度关注自身的烦恼与顾虑。 本研究数据为该关联提供了初步实证支持——研究发现助人行为、感恩与自私倾向间存在显著的每日关联：参与者在当日帮助他人更多、感恩情绪更强时，自我专注程度更低。 研究在基线阶段及全程收集了多项额外控制变量，可供其他研究者参考使用。 本研究为每日日记式定量研究，流程为先开展初始基线评估，随后连续7天每晚8点收集夜间问卷报告。 本研究共招募113名参与者，招募渠道涵盖社交媒体平台（如大型康复相关Facebook群组、Twitter、Instagram等），以及曾参与过研究并同意后续联系的康复人群邮件列表。 完成基线调查后，研究者通过短信与邮件，按参与者各自所在时区，于每晚8点发送当日问卷填写提醒。 本数据集非常适用于所有每日变量的多层模型分析。 完整测量工具清单如下： ### 基线评估量表 1. 成瘾严重程度：修订版问题简版量表（Short Inventory of Problems-Revised, SIP-R） 2. 成人依恋：亲密关系经历量表简版（Experiences in Close Relationships Scale - Short, ECR-S） 3. 特质自恋：自恋人格量表简版（Narcissistic Personality Inventory-13, NPI-13） 4. 利他倾向：利他人格量表（Altruistic Personality Scale, APS） 5. 特质感恩：感恩、怨恨与欣赏量表（Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Test, GRAT） 6. 人格：十项人格量表（Ten-Item Personality Inventory, TIPI） 7. 心理困扰：凯斯勒心理困扰量表（Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, K-6） 8. 社会期许性：马洛-克劳恩社会期许性量表（Marlow Crowne Social Desirability Scale, SDS） 9. 控制点：酒精相关上帝控制点量表（Alcohol-Related God Locus of Control Scale, AGLOC） 10. 自尊：罗森伯格自尊量表（Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, RSE） 11. 康复资本：康复资本简要评估量表（Brief Assessment of Recovery Capital, BARC） ### 每日测量量表 1. 自我专注：自我专注量表（Self-Absorption Scale, SAS） 2. 敏感型自恋：高敏感自恋量表（Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale, HSNS） 3. 情绪状态：正负性情绪量表（Positive/Negative Affect, PANAS） 4. 助人行为：戒断康复期助人服务量表（Service to Others in Sobriety, SOS） 5. 状态感恩：3条目每日感恩量表（Gratitude Checklist） 6. 自我效能：一般自我效能感量表（Self-Efficacy Scale, SES）