The effects of dynamic recovery identity on lapse risk and the role of daily recovery meetings

Based on these results, not only does stronger recovery identity appear to be associated with a reduction in craving at the within-person level, but the association may depend on same-day social contact with other recovering individuals as indicated by attending recovery support meetings. These findings not only underscore the value in examining recovery identity as dynamic but also highlight the dependence of the within-person dynamics between recovery-related intrapersonal states on daily behaviors. The counterintuitive finding at the person level may indicate a tendency for recovering individuals who experience cravings to invest in their recovery identity as a protective mechanism against relapse, although further research is needed to draw firm conclusions.