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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2015 Oct 8;61:42–46. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.09.007

Table 1.

Pattern Matrices for the Adolescent Treatment/Aftercare Goal Commitment Measure


Session 3 Session 9

Items HR R HR R
Has the adolescent been planning for continuing harm reduction? 0.93 - 0.93 -
Is the adolescent engaged/active in ongoing harm reduction? 0.90 - 0.92 -
Does the adolescent realize that recovery is an ongoing process requiring personal
accountability?
0.85 - 0.80 -
Does the adolescent demonstrate commitment for continued harm reduction only? 0.85 - 0.90 -
Does the adolescent realize that harm reduction is an ongoing process requiring personal
accountability?
0.85 - 0.93 -
Does the adolescent express commitment only to harm reduction? 0.84 - 0.93 -
Are the adolescent's expectations for harm reduction insightful of the high-risk conditions
exposing him/her to relapse?
0.84 - 0.93 -
Are the adolescent's expectations for recovery insightful of the high-risk conditions exposing
him/her to relapse?
0.82 - 0.81 -
Is the adolescent engaged/active in ongoing recovery? - 0.94 - 0.92
Has the adolescent been planning for continuing recovery? - 0.89 - 0.87
Does the participant demonstrate commitment to recovery? - 0.81 - 0.96
Does the adolescent express commitment to recovery (abstinence/relapse prevention) as a
goal?
- 0.65 - 0.86
Has the adolescent been engaged/active in alternative drug-free style? - 0.63 - 0.66
Has the adolescent been active in planning for an alternative drug-free style? 0.42 0.48 0.52 0.46
Has the adolescent connected with self-help groups? - 0.46 - 0.41
Has the adolescent been engaged/active with self-help groups? - 0.48 - 0.40

Note. Only factor loadings greater than .30 are shown.

HR = Harm Reduction, R = Recovery.