Determinants of Engagement in Mental Health Consumer–Run Organizations
Abstract
Objective:
Methods:
Results:
Conclusions:
An Overview of CROs
Individual Characteristics Related to CRO Engagement
Demographic characteristics.
Sense of community.
Organizational empowerment.
Organizational Characteristics Related to CRO Engagement
Group size.
Services provided.
Shared leadership.
The Study and the Hypotheses
Methods
Study Setting
Data Collection Procedure
Study Sample
Measures
CRO engagement.
Individual-level predictors.
Organization-level predictors.
Plan of Analysis
Results
Variable | N | % | M | SD | Minimum | Maximum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engagement | ||||||
Total attendancea | 245 | 716.64 | 1,035.87 | 1 | 5,760 | |
Leadership involvementb | 250 | 9.91 | 5.85 | 0 | 21 | |
Socially supportive involvementb | 245 | 3.17 | .62 | 1.36 | 4.00 | |
Individual characteristic | ||||||
Perceived sense of communityb | 250 | 2.52 | .33 | 1.56 | 3.00 | |
Perceived organizational empowermentb | 246 | 4.26 | .59 | 2.55 | 5.00 | |
Ageb | 234 | 44.21 | 11.21 | 20 | 70 | |
Educational attainmentb,c | 247 | 2.47 | .93 | 1 | 5 | |
Less than high school | 35 | 14 | ||||
High school diploma or GED | 91 | 37 | ||||
Technical training beyond high school or some college | 100 | 40 | ||||
Graduated from college | 11 | 4 | ||||
Graduate degree | 10 | 4 | ||||
Race-ethnicity | 246 | |||||
White, non-Hispanic | 194 | 79 | ||||
Black, non-Hispanic | 19 | 8 | ||||
Hispanic | 7 | 3 | ||||
Native American | 4 | 2 | ||||
Asian | 1 | <1 | ||||
Mixed | 21 | 9 | ||||
Relationship status | 249 | |||||
Single | 115 | 46 | ||||
Married | 42 | 17 | ||||
Living with partner | 16 | 6 | ||||
Separated or divorced | 64 | 26 | ||||
Widowed | 12 | 5 | ||||
Gender | 245 | |||||
Male | 113 | 46 | ||||
Female | 132 | 54 | ||||
Organizational characteristic | ||||||
Membership sizeb | 20 | 58.40 | 50.74 | 9 | 171 | |
Availability of peer counseling | 20 | |||||
Available | 5 | 25 | ||||
Unavailable | 15 | 75 | ||||
N of self-help group meetings | 20 | 2.15 | 2.68 | 0 | 8 | |
N of recreational activities | 20 | 8.10 | 4.10 | 4 | 22 | |
N of members involved in quarterly reports | 19 | 3.05 | 1.93 | 2 | 8 | |
N of members planning activities | 20 | 8.20 | 5.63 | 2 | 22 |
Univariate Regression Models
Total attendance | Leadership involvement | Socially supportive involvement | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predictor | IRRa | 95% CI | B | 95% CI | B | 95% CI |
Individual characteristic | ||||||
Perceived sense of community | 1.63*** | 1.39 to 1.91 | .40*** | .29 to .52 | .42*** | .31 to .54 |
Perceived organizational empowerment | 1.08 | .92 to 1.24 | .20** | .08 to .32 | .58*** | .48 to .68 |
Race-ethnicityb | 1.33 | .88 to 2.00 | .37* | .07 to .66 | .20 | –.10 to .50 |
Relationship statusc | 1.14 | .83 to 1.58 | –.34** | –.58 to –.10 | .08 | –.17 to .33 |
Age | 1.21* | 1.02 to 1.43 | .06 | –.06 to .18 | –.08 | –.20 to .05 |
Educational attainment | 1.12 | .95 to 1.31 | .19** | .07 to .31 | –.13* | –.25 to –.01 |
Genderd | 1.10 | .80 to 1.52 | –.25* | –.49 to –.01 | .07 | –.18 to .32 |
Organizational characteristic | ||||||
Membership size | 1.26 | .85 to 1.88 | –.21* | –.39 to –.02 | .04 | –.15 to .22 |
Availability of peer counseling | 1.16 | .51 to 2.66 | –.02 | –.46 to .42 | .64*** | .45 to .83 |
N of self-help group meetings | 1.14* | 1.01 to 1.28 | –.01 | –.09 to .06 | –.05 | –.11 to .01 |
N of recreational activities | 1.00 | .92 to 1.09 | –.02 | –.07 to .02 | –.01 | –.04 to .03 |
N of members involved in quarterly reports | 1.21* | 1.01 to 1.45 | .04 | –.06 to .14 | –.01 | –.10 to .08 |
N of members planning activities | 1.03 | .97 to 1.10 | –.02 | –.06 to .01 | .01 | –.02 to .04 |
Multivariate Regression Models
Total attendance | Leadership involvement | Socially supportive involvement | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predictor | IRRa | 95% CI | B | 95% CI | B | 95% CI |
Intercept | 157.35*** | 71.96 to 344.08 | –.22 | –.70 to .26 | –.21 | –.61 to .18 |
Perceived sense of community | 1.64*** | 1.37 to 1.97 | .38*** | .25 to .50 | .21*** | .11 to .31 |
Perceived organizational empowerment | .92 | .78 to 1.09 | .06 | –.16 to .18 | .48*** | .36 to .60 |
Race-ethnicityb | 1.14 | .76 to 1.70 | .10 | –.17 to .38 | .01 | –.24 to .26 |
Relationship statusc | 1.29 | .89 to 1.79 | –.26* | –.50 to –.03 | .16 | –.007 to .32 |
Age | 1.12 | .93 to 1.34 | –.06 | –.18 to .06 | –.03 | –.11 to .05 |
Educational attainment | 1.12 | .95 to 1.31 | .22*** | .11 to .33 | –.09* | –.17 to –.003 |
Genderd | 1.30 | .93 to 1.82 | –.14 | –.36 to .08 | –.02 | –.21 to .16 |
Membership size | 1.00 | .99 to 1.00 | –.29** | –.48 to –.10 | .01 | –.08 to .10 |
Availability of peer counseling | 1.89 | .83 to 4.28 | .03 | –.35 to .40 | .32** | .12 to .51 |
N of self-help group meetings | 1.15 | .99 to 1.33 | .02 | –.05 to .08 | –.03 | –.06 to .003 |
N of members involved in quarterly reports | 1.22* | 1.01 to 1.47 | .09* | .001 to .18 | .04 | –.01 to .09 |
Discussion
Individual-Level Characteristics
Organization-Level Characteristics
Limitations and Future Directions
Conclusions
References
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