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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Apr 19;56(8):1161–1168. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1910710

Table 2.

Item Scores and Varimax-rotated Factor Loadings of RHES Questions

M SD Factor 1 Factor 2 Uniqueness
1. To what extent do residents provide emotional support to one another? 3.28 1.27 0.766 0.364 0.281
2. To what extent do residents socialize together? 3.48 1.20 0.790 0.284 0.295
3. To what extent do residents support each other to address practical problems, such as where to find needed services, how to find employment, and transportation? 3.51 1.20 0.764 0.326 0.310
4. To what extent do residents go to 12‐step meeting together? 3.29 1.40 0.379 0.636 0.453
5. How effective are house meetings in terms of resolving problems and conflicts? 3.45 1.31 0.477 0.591 0.424
6. To what extent are residents involved in decisions that affect the house? 2.89 1.29 0.397 0.541 0.550
7. To what extent do residents work a 12-step recovery program on a daily basis within the SLH environment? This would include things like using 12‐step principles to address conflicts and other problems. 3.20 1.40 0.334 0.754 0.321
8. To what extent do residents point out potential harm that could result from relapse or not continuing to work a strong recovery program? 3.30 1.34 0.393 0.651 0.422

Note. Recovery Home Environment Scale (RHES) items rated on a 5-point Likert scale: (1) Not at all, (2) A little, (3) Somewhat, (4) Quite a bit, (5) A lot