Adapting the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale to Assess Recovery Identity: Results from a Study of Collegiate Recovery Students in North America

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Recovery Identity Scale (RIS) among collegiate recovery students.
• Adaptation of the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale for recovery identity assessment
• Assessment conducted among collegiate recovery program (CRP) students
• Evaluation of psychometric properties including reliability and validity
• The Recovery Identity Scale (RIS) is reliable and valid for measuring recovery identity
• Establishing a strong link between recovery identity and psychosocial well-being among students in CRPs