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Women in Recovery Empowerment Scale (WIRES)

The Women in Recovery Empowerment Scales (WIRES) is a measure of psychological empowerment for women in recovery from substance abuse.

Developed by:

Bronwyn A. Hunter, Leonard A. Jason, Christopher B. Keys (University of Maryland)

Measure domains:

Self-Perception
Resource Knowledge
Participation

Items and subscales:

20 items
3 subscales

Outcomes predicted:

Self-esteem

Study population(s):

Women in recovery from substance use who lived in Oxford House recovery homes located throughout the United States.

Additional information:

Measure developed from a modified version of the Personal Progress Scale-Revised (PPS-R).

Self-esteem assessed by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE)

Measure validated?:

Y

Link(s) to Validation Study and/or Measure:

Citation of original article

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Hunter BA, Jason LA, Keys CB. Factors of empowerment for women in recovery from substance use. Am J Community Psychol. 2013;51(1-2):91‐102. doi:10.1007/s10464-012-9499-5