A psychometric study of recovery among Certified Peer Specialists.

Psychiatry Res

Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Georgia Health Sciences University, 997 Saint Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. Electronic address:

Published: October 2013

AI Article Synopsis

  • The recovery model is gaining traction in mental healthcare, but systematic studies examining consumer perspectives are just starting to emerge.
  • A collaboration with the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network has begun researching the recovery experiences of Certified Peer Specialists (CPSs).
  • The study evaluated the Maryland Assessment of Recovery in Serious Mental Illness (MARS) among 84 CPSs, finding that recovery is linked to factors like resilience, coping, social support, and community living, while it did not significantly relate to personality.

Article Abstract

The recovery model is wielding a welcome influence in the mental healthcare system. Despite its potential impact, systematic studies of the recovery construct as viewed by consumers and former consumers of mental health services have only recently begun to permeate the literature. We have embarked on an ongoing collaboration with the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network to study the recovery experiences of Certified Peer Specialists (CPSs). As a first step, we evaluated the psychometric characteristics of a new measure of the recovery construct in CPSs. CPSs (N=84) enrolled in the GMHCN completed the Maryland Assessment of Recovery in Serious Mental Illness (MARS) along with measures of resilience, coping styles, community living, social support, internalized stigma, psychopathology, and personality. Recovery as measured by the MARS was associated with resilience, coping behaviors, quality of social support, community living, internalized stigma, and severity of psychopathology. Recovery did not demonstrate a statistically significant association with personality. Recovery appeared to mediate the effect of psychopathology and episodic stressors on community functioning. Our psychometric study supports the psychometric soundness of the MARS and the construct validity of recovery.

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