The role of occupational meaningfulness and citizenship as mediators between occupational status and recovery: a cross-sectional study among residents with co-occurring problems

Purpose Engagement in meaningful occupations and being included as full citizens of the community, is essential everyday life, may be considerable relevance for recovery quality life. However, persons with co-occurring substance use mental health problems experience extensive obstacles to engagement citizenship. The relationship between objective measures occupational status subjective experiences meaningfulness, citizenship recovery, scarcely researched context problems. As such, purpose this study examine associations status, life roles meaningfulness possible mediators Design/methodology/approach used a cross-sectional design sample 104 residents at supported housing sites across six Norwegian cities. Findings Linear regression analyzes indicated that was significantly associated domains caring others community participation measure positive affect. Occupational were different Furthermore, mediation showed mediated by participation. Originality/value results suggest emphasizing opportunities practice have implications among