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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2018 Feb 20;13(2):160–172. doi: 10.1177/1556264618755243

Table 3.

This table displays information about perceived pressures and threats from the 18 individuals reporting them, including source, ratings of importance and fairness, and narrative comments when given. The individuals are ranked by PPC score.

Perceived pressures: Source, importance, fairness
Perceived threats: Source, importance, fairness
PPC score
Code Source Importance Fairness Comments Source Importance Fairness Comments
1 Family Member Somewhat Extremely They think it is a good idea. Up till now no other treatment has worked 5
2 Case manager Researcher Moderately Moderately I need help Tell me I have a problem 5
3 Other (unspecified) Not at all Not at all Into doing something positive 5
4 Spouse/partner Parole officer Extremely Somewhat Somewhat Extremely Clean up or there [they’re] gone Wants me to get help before I end up back in prison 5
5 Spouse/partner Extremely Extremely Please get help 5
6 Spouse/partner Family Member Extremely Extremely Extremely Extremely Get your life together Something has to change 5
7 Other (unspecified) Not at all Not at all Other (unspecified) Somewhat Somewhat 5
8 Other (unspecified) Moderately Not at all Other (unspecified) Not at all Not at all 5
9 Family Member Moderately Not at all Mother pressured me not to do the study 5
10 Mental health clinician Not at all Not at all My counselor asked why 1 signed up to be a “guinea pig” 5
11 Other (House manager) Extremely Extremely He wants me to do rather something else than be here. He thinks 1 am wasting my time. But he is not me 1 will do what 1 want to do. 1 do it for myself and not for anybody else. 5
12 Researcher Moderately Moderately They offer help for my addiction 4
13 Family Member Moderately Extremely Offered ad from newspaper 4
14 Spouse/partner Somewhat Somewhat Nothing 4
15 Spouse/partner Family Member Moderately Somewhat Moderately Moderately That I needed the help To go ahead 4
16 Mental health clinician Other (unspecified) Moderately >Moderately Not at all Somewhat Family Member Mental health clinician Other (unspecified) Not at all Somewhat Moderately Not at all Somewhat Moderately 2
17 Family Member Extremely Moderately Asked me to just try it Family Member Extremely Not at all Said 1 have to move out 1
18 Family Member Moderately Moderately That they really wanted me to do this program and it would mean a lot to them and 1 can live at their house 1

Note. PPC = Perceived Personal Control Scale.