Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Lucas Serrano-Pastor1 , Sylvia Georgieva1 , Alfredo Zarco-Alpuente1 , Paula Samper-García1 , Guillermo Blanco-Bailac2, Teresa Bobes-Bascaran3,4, Pedro Gómez-Linares2, José Miguel Martínez-González5, José Antonio Molina-Peral6, Francisco Pascual-Pastor7,8, José-Antonio Giménez-Costa1
(Spain) Asturias Regional Health Service Spain. 4 University of Oviedo (Spain) Universidad de Oviedo University of Oviedo Spain. 5 Granada Provincial Service for Drug Dependence and Addictions (SPDA) (Spain) Granada Provincial Service for Drug Dependence and Addictions Spain. 6 Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) Universidad Complutense de Madrid Complutense University of Madrid Spain. 7 Addiction Treatment Unit (UCA) Alcoi (Spain) Addiction Treatment Unit (UCA) Alcoi Spain. 8 University of Elche (Spain) University of Elche Spain.
Background: Identifying the key aspects of personal recovery in addictions is crucial for advancing recovery-oriented services. In Spain, no validated measures capture what service users consider most important for their recovery. This study aimed to design and validate the Personal Recovery Importance Scale (PRIS), an expanded CHIME-based instrument tailored to the addiction context. Method: A four-phase mixed-methods design involved experts (N = 13) and people in recovery (N = 1,604). Phase 1 focused on item development; Phases 2 and 3 assessed content and response process validity; and Phase 4 examined psychometric properties. Results: 42.4% of the items were revised after expert feedback and 44% following cognitive interviews. Psychometric analysis supported a seven-factor model (Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning in life, Empowerment, Difficulties, and Practical support-CHIME-DP) with robust fit indices, invariance across recovery stages, satisfactory internal consistency, concurrent and discriminant validity, and hypothesis testing with key recovery variables. Conclusions: These findings confirm the content, face, and psychometric validity of the PRIS. This tool may be useful for prioritising and designing interventions and represents a first step towards developing PROMs and PREMs measures in Spain.
Antecedentes: Identificar los aspectos clave de la recuperación personal en adicciones es esencial para avanzar en servicios orientados hacia la recuperación. En España no existen medidas validadas que recojan lo que las personas consideran prioritario en su recuperación. El objetivo fue diseñar y validar la Personal Recovery Importance Scale (PRIS), un instrumento basado en la ampliación del CHIME y adaptado a las adicciones. Método: Se empleó un diseño mixto en cuatro fases con la participación de expertos (N = 13) y personas en recuperación (N = 1,604). Fase 1 describió la construcción de ítems; Fases 2 y 3 evaluaron validez de contenido y proceso de respuesta; Fase 4 analizó propiedades psicométricas. Resultados: El 42,4% de los ítems se modificaron tras la retroalimentación experta y 44% tras entrevistas cognitivas. El análisis apoyó un modelo de siete factores (Conexión, Esperanza, Identidad, Sentido vital, Empoderamiento, Dificultades y Apoyo práctico-CHIME-DP), con buen ajuste, invarianza entre etapas, consistencia interna adecuada, validez concurrente y discriminante y pruebas de hipótesis con variables clave de recuperación. Conclusiones: Los hallazgos confirman la validez de la PRIS. La escala puede ser útil para priorizar intervenciones y representa un primer paso hacia el desarrollo de PROMs y PREMs en España.
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https://doi.org/10.70478/psicothema.2026.38.10