The Consumer-Constructed Empowerment Scale is a valid and reliable scale to measure the personal construct of empowerment as defined by consumers of mental health services.
Developed by:
E. Sally Roger, Judi Chamberlin, Marsha Langer Ellison, Tim Crean
Measure domains:
self-efficacy-self-esteem
power-powerlessness
community activism and autonomy righteous anger
optimism-control over the future
power-powerlessness
community activism and autonomy righteous anger
optimism-control over the future
Items and subscales:
28 items
Outcomes predicted:
Quality of life
Number of traditional mental health services received
Number of community activities engaged in
Overall life satisfaction
Number of traditional mental health services received
Number of community activities engaged in
Overall life satisfaction
Cronbach's alpha:
0.86
Study population(s):
Three Samples: adult participants in 6 consumer-run, self-help programs, patients hospitalized at a state facility, and college students.
Measure validated?:
Y
Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:
Uses in Other Studies:
Mizock, L. (2018). Development of a gender-sensitive and recovery-oriented intervention for women with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/prj0000313
Citation of original article
Get citationRogers, E. S., Chamberlin, J., Ellison, M. L., & Crean, T. (1997). A consumer-constructed scale to measure empowerment among users of mental health services. Psychiatric Services, 48(8), 1042-1047.