Deriving a Measure of Social Recovery Capital From the Important People and Activities Instrument: Construction and Psychometric Properties.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study presents a measure of Social Recovery Capital (SRC) derived from the Important People and Activities instrument (IPA).

Methods

The sample comprised young adults who participated in the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism, a high-risk family study of alcohol use disorder (N = 2472). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis identified influential items and factor structure, adjusting for family relatedness. The final scale was tested for reliability and validity.

Results

Factor analysis retained 10 items loading on three factors (Network Abstinence Behaviors, Basic Network Structure and Network Importance) that together explained 42% of the variance in SRC. The total model showed adequate fit (Comparative Fit Index = 0.95; Tucker Lewis I

SUBMITTER: Francis MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086804 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature