“…Five variables were selected as relatively baseline characteristics that have been previously been associated with alcohol relapse: self-efficacy (Witkiewitz, van der Maas, Hufford, & Marlatt, 2007); alcohol dependence severity (Witkiewitz, 2008), marital status (Dawson, Grant, Stinson, Chou, Boji, & Ruan, 2006), treatment history and psychiatric problems (Hufford, Witkiewitz, Shields, Kodva, & Caruso, 2003). Other risk factors were considered based on their availability in the COMBINE data, including readiness to change, social support, drinking network size, and family history of alcohol problems.…”