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Recovery IS a multidimensional, subjective PROCESS that emphasizes personal strategies AND empowerment beyond symptom remission. The Illness Management AND Recovery (IMR) scale incorporates the perspectives OF BOTH users AND professionals, although its internal structure has had ONLY limited examination through advanced psychometric methods. Network analysis was applied TO the IMR scale WITH the aims OF (1) exploring interrelationships among items, (2) assessing network stability, AND (3) analyzing measurement invariance BETWEEN users AND professionals.

DATA were collected FROM 172 users AND 49 mental health professionals USING the IMR scale. Network analysis used the Triangulated Maximally Filtered Graph (TMFG) method AND the walktrap ALGORITHM, WITH stability assessed through bootstrapping.

The analysis indicated 39 significant connections among 15 items, highlighting coping strategies AS the central node, along WITH symptom distress, functional difficulties, AND symptom recovery. Exploratory Graph Analysis IDENTIFIED three factors: (1) Personal Growth AND Planning, (2) Social AND Health Behavior Management, AND (3) Symptom Management AND Resilience.

Network analysis underscores the importance OF coping strategies, suggesting that interventions should focus ON strengthening these skills TO support recovery.