Table 3.

Recovery-related agency in its perceived relational context

	Context perceived as helpful	Context perceived as unhelpful
Expressed agency
	SUSTAINED AGENCY	STRAINED AGENCY
	The context is experienced as helpful, and the participant is able to work on a recovery task or complete it. Recovery-related action is possible and the accompanying emotional tone is positive.	The context is experienced as unhelpful, but the participant takes it upon him- or herself to work on a recovery task or complete it. Recovery-related action is possible, but the accompanying emotional tone is negative.
Expressed non-agency
	CONTAINED NON-AGENCY	UNCONTAINED NON-AGENCY
	The context is experienced as helpful, but the participant is not able to work on a recovery task. Recovery-related action is not possible, but the accompanying emotional tone is positive.	The context is experienced as unhelpful, and the participant is not able to work on a recovery task. Recovery-related action is not possible, and the accompanying emotional tone is negative.