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Table 1 Items Included in Composite Independent variables

From: Policy on reintegration of women with histories of substance abuse: A mixed methods study of predictors of relapse and facilitators of recovery

Composite Variable

Question

Instrumental Support

In the past 30 days, where have you been living most of the time? (dichotomous variable with housed = 0, homeless = 1)

Instrumental Support

In general, how safe do you feel where you are living now? (scale of 1–5 with extremely safe = 1, not at all safe = 5)

Instrumental Support

In the past six months, have you had serious money problems, for example, not enough money for food, clothing or rent? (dichotomous variable with no problems = 0, problems = 1)

Affective support

Have you been physically abused – for example, hit, choked, burned or beaten or severely punished – for example, locked up, shut in a closet, tied up or chained by someone you knew well such as a parent, sibling, boyfriend or girlfriend within the past six months? (dichotomous)

Affective support

In the past six months, have you been discriminated against in a way that was highly distressing because of your race, ethnic group, gender, sexual orientation, or religion? (dichotomous)

Affective support

In the past six months, how often has there been someone known well by you, who has made you feel unsafe? (scale of 1–4)

Affective support

In the last six months, have you participated in any type of peer support or self help services? (dichotomous)

Affective support

During the past week to what extent have you been experiencing never feeling close to another person? (scale of 1–5)

Affective support

Responses to the open-ended question – What has been helpful in your healing and recovery? – identifying support of family members and friends (other than recovering peers). (coded open-ended responses as dichotomous with no support mentioned coded as 1 and any support mentioned coded as 0)

Participation – Normal Roles

Are you currently in school? (dichotomous)

Participation – Normal Roles

Are you currently employed? (dichotomous)

Participation – Normal Roles

Of those children under 18, how many live with you? (dichotomous)

Participation – Normal Roles

Responses to the open-ended question – What has been helpful in your healing and recovery? – identifying the importance of participation in family, community or helping others. (dichotomous with no mention of the importance of these items coded as 1 and mention coded as 0)

Participation – Autonomy

In the last six months, have your parental rights been terminated? (dichotomous)

Participation – Autonomy

At this time, are you required or court ordered to participate in substance abuse or mental health treatment? (dichotomous)

Participation – Autonomy

In the past six months, have you been separated from your child against your will? (dichotomous)