title: Measuring recovery capital and determining its relationship to outcome in an alcohol dependent sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The current study was conducted to determine whether items culled from multiple measures and identified by a consensus panel as indicators of recovery capital would cohere as a unified, meaningful measure predictive of outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three-hundred twenty-three alcohol dependent individuals receiving inpatient care completed multiple psychosocial instruments at treatment intake and three-month post-admission follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exploratory factor analysis supported the multi-dimensional nature of the recovery capital construct. Modest relationships with proximal and distal outcomes were observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further work aimed at designing a psychometrically sound measure that specifically assesses the assets that someone brings with them into substance abuse treatment is needed.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146, USA. robert.sterling@jefferson.edu
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sterling
authors.forename: Corrine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Slusher
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D013695:Temperance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016896:Treatment Outcome