Scale items	Factor loadings*
	f1	f2	f3	f4	f5	f6
	Confidence and purpose	Social support	Caring community	Connectedness	Self- management	Professional help
33. I think of myself as a person worth something	0.79
34. I turn negative thoughts into positive ones	0.75
43. I am not afraid to rely on myself	0.67
19. I am determined to go on	0.64
13. I derive satisfaction from the things that go well	0.58
4. I have a purpose in my life	0.57
41. I can deal with my vulnerabilities	0.54
22. The role of patient is no longer central in my life	0.54
14. I am able to deal with the problems that come my way	0.46
3. I have the feeling that I can mean something for someone else	0.46
16. I decide how I control my life	0.45
36. I can see how my life has made me who I am today	0.43
10. The people around me take me as I am		0.75
42. I can fall back on the people around me		0.73
17. The people I love support me		0.71
28. I have a good relationship with the people around me		0.71
6. The people around me accept me		0.67
9. Those around me offer me a listening ear		0.64
18. I can obtain adequate support when I need it		0.53
39. This society does not discriminate against people with a mental disability			0.78
12. In our society, people with a mental disability are considered full citizens			0.73
24. This society offers social security to people with a mental disability			0.73
29. This society creates opportunities that fit my level of participation			0.72
2. This society makes allowance for people with a psychiatric disability			0.64
20. Society respects my rights as a citizen			0.55
25. I regularly meet people outside my home				0.66
40. I do the things that I think are important				0.60
26. I can share my experiences with others with similar experiences				0.59
38. I have enough to do each day				0.58
32. I have a sense of belonging				0.52
37. I find peace and safety in my home				0.38
8. I am able to set my boundaries					0.70
11. I know what is good and what is not good for me					0.68
27. I know what I am good at					0.50
21. I have structure in my life					0.50
23. I am not afraid to ask for help					0.42
15. My caregiver is there for me when I need him/her						0.79
1. My caregiver and I have a good collaborative relationship						0.77
7. My caregiver takes my abilities as a starting point, not my limitations						0.70
30. The care I receive fits in well with my life						0.61
Cronbach’s alpha in first sample	0.89	0.87	0.81	0.74	0.78	0.81
Cronbach’s alpha in second sample	0.92	0.89	0.84	0.78	0.80	0.84