Measuring recovery capital and determining its relationship to outcome in an alcohol dependent sample.
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.
Sterling
Robert
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Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19146, USA. robert.sterling@jefferson.edu
Slusher
Corrine
C
Weinstein
Stephen
S
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