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Role Development and Recovery

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When people participate in mental health consumer-run organizations (CROs), they frequently develop socially supportive friendship roles, empowering leadership roles, or both. The role framework suggests both of these roles can lead to a variety of participation benefits. This chapter presents results from a study examining the differential influence of these two types of roles on recovery. In an analysis of 250 CRO members from 20 CROs, the study uses structural equation modeling to examine the relationship between role involvement and recovery. Findings indicate both roles are related to recovery, however socially supportive friendship roles have a stronger relationship than empowering leadership roles. Discussion focuses on how CROs can promote the development of a socially supportive and empowering environment.

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Brown, L.D. (2012). Role Development and Recovery. In: Consumer-Run Mental Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0700-3_8

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