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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Measuring Recovery Capital and Determining Its Relationship to Outcome in an Alcohol Dependent Sample
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Volume 34, Issue 5 September 2008 , pages 603 - 610


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.

Three-hundred twenty-three alcohol dependent individuals receiving inpatient care completed multiple psychosocial instruments at treatment intake and three-month post-admission follow-up.

Exploratory factor analysis supported the multi-dimensional nature of the recovery capital construct. Modest relationships with proximal and distal outcomes were observed.

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.


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