Table 2.3.

Essentials of recovery^a: element endorsement by class membership.

		12-step Traditionalist	12-step Enthusiast	Secular	Self- Reliant	Atypical

Elements	Rating^a	%	%	%	%	%
Being honest with myself	Definitely	100	96	96	72	45
	Somewhat	<1	4	4	27	25
	May	0	<1	<1	1	16
	Does not	0	<1	<1	<1	14
Changing the way I think	Definitely	99	85	88	43	27
	Somewhat	<1	13	11	50	29
	May	<1	1	1	7	27
	Does not	<1	<1	0	<1	17
Realistic appraisal of my abilities	Definitely	98	73.	82	30	21
Realistic appraisal of my abilities	Somewhat	1	24	15	60	29
	May	<1	2	3	8	27
	Does not	<1	<1	<1	2	23
Handling negative feelings w/o using	Definitely	100	92	93	60	43
Handling negative feelings w/o using	Somewhat	<1	7	6	33	23
	May	<1	<1	1	6	21
	Does not	<1	<1	0	1	12
Dealing with mistakes	Definitely	97	81	74	41	28
	Somewhat	1	16	18	48	25
	May	<1	2	6	10	31
	Does not	1	1	2	2	15
Being able to deal with situations	Definitely	99	74	72	23	14
Being able to deal with situations	Somewhat	1	24	22	63	26
	May	0	2	5	13	34
	Does not	0	<1	1	1	26
Striving to be consistent	Definitely	99	74	80	31	19
	Somewhat	1	23	17	54	25
	May	<1	2	2	13	29
	Does not	<1	1	1	2	27
Being able to enjoy life	Definitely	99	92	91	68	52
	Somewhat	<1	7	7	27	26
	May	<1	<1	2	5	13
	Does not	<1	<1	<1	<1	9
Freedom from feeling sick	Definitely	98	78	86	46	39
	Somewhat	1	15	8	32	18
	May	1	5	5	18	24
	Does not	<1	2	1	3	18
Not replacing dependencies	Definitely	98	80	88	48	35
	Somewhat	2	17	10	41	24
	May	<1	2	2	10	23
	Does not	<1	1	<1	1	18
Taking care of my mental health	Definitely	99	80	90	38	27
Taking care of my mental health	Somewhat	1	17	8	53	32
	May	<1	2	1	9	25
	Does not	<1	1	<1	<1	16
Trying to live in “clean” space	Definitely	90	57	66	27	14
	Somewhat	6	26	18	37	19
	May	3	13	13	28	32
	Does not	1	3	3	8	35
Getting along with family & friends	Definitely	95	57	61	22	9
Getting along with family & friends	Somewhat	5	37	30	59	24
	May	<1	4	7	17	31
	Does not	<1	2	2	2	35
Being able to have relationships	Definitely	98	71	64	22	10
Being able to have relationships	Somewhat	1	25	22	55	18
	May	<1	4	11	21	38
	Does not	0	1	3	3	35
Having non-using friends around me	Definitely	96	71	56	31	18
Having non-using friends around me	Somewhat	4	24	30	49	22
	May	<1	4	11	18	32
	Does not	<1	1	2	2	28

This CFA component label was established in a prior analysis.

^bDefinitely belongs in your definition of recovery, somewhat belongs in your definition of recovery, does not belong in your definition of recovery, but may belong in other people’s definition of recovery, or does not really belong in a definition of recovery.