Motivational Predictors of Readiness to Change Chronic Substance Abuse

Cox, W. Miles; Blount, Joseph P.; Bair, John P.; Hosier, Steven G.

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“…For instance, among alcohol abusers undergoing inpatient treatment, Cox et al (2000) found that adaptive motivational structure was a negative predictor of problem denial and a positive predictor of determination to change. That is, adaptively motivated participants both recognized the problem and expressed their motivation to change it.…”

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Cognitive-motivational predictors of excessive drinkers’ success in changing

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“…Empirical investigations of motivational structure through asking people to identify their goals and rate them in terms of their value, attainability, and imminence have revealed adaptive and maladaptive motivational profiles (Cox, Blount, Bair, & Hosier, 2000;. The adaptive motivation factor is characterized by high perceived likelihood of goal attainment, expected happiness when goals are attained, and commitment to goal striving.…”

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“…The maladaptive motivation factor is characterized by holding the goals low in importance, expecting no great amount of happiness at goal achievement, and having low commitment to goals. The adaptive factor has been identified as inversely predictive of quantities drunk in problem-drinking members of student populations and positively predictive of readiness to change in people in substance misuse treatment (Cox et al, 2000).…”

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What do prisoners want? Current concerns of adult male prisoners

McMurran

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Sweeney

et al. 2008

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Recently, positive approaches to offender rehabilitation, focusing upon offenders' strengths, have gained prominence. Proponents have criticized existing rehabilitation models as focusing too much on offenders' deficits. Goal perspectives, which provide a structure for therapy, may unite these two approaches. The Personal Concerns Inventory: Offender Adaptation (PCI:OA) is a semi-structured interview that identifies offenders' current concerns or goals. The goals identified by a sample of 129 convicted adult male prisoners are reported here. A range of positive, anti-criminal goals were expressed, including stopping offending, improving self-control, finding and keeping jobs, having stable accommodation, quitting drink and drugs, changing support networks, and finding new leisure pursuits. Furthermore, prisoners expressed lifeenhancing goals, such as improving their lifestyle, gaining work experience, having good family relationships, gaining skills, and getting fit and healthy. The PCI:OA may prove useful as a motivational procedure, a basis for developing positive, goal-focused interventions, and a tool for outcome evaluation.

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“…However, in the theoretical literature on RTC, change is viewed as a process that occurs over time (Velicer et al, 1998). RTC is viewed as something dynamic, that is affected by individual drinking consequences, and that then infl uences the likelihood of one modifying one's drinking behavior (Cox et al, 2000). RTC is also conceptualized as something that can be modifi ed over the course of a therapy session, as a therapist helps to move someone from precontemplation to contemplation, for example (Amrhein et al, 2003).…”

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Readiness to Change Drinking Behavior in Female College Students

Kaysen

Lee

LaBrie

et al. 2009

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs Suppl.

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Motivational interviewing (MI) therapies are effective in reducing high-risk drinking in college populations. Although research supports effi cacy of MI prevention strategies in reducing alcohol use, there are little data examining readiness to change (RTC), the underlying theoretical model of MI interventions. The purpose of the present study was to explore RTC variability and drinking behavior and whether MI increases RTC in an intervention group compared with controls. Method: Two-hundred eighty-fi ve fi rst-year female college students participated in the study. Present analyses focused on those students who consumed alcohol in the month before the study (n = 182). RTC was measured using the Readiness to Change Ruler. Results: Analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear modeling. There was signifi cant variability in RTC: 71.86% of variance in RTC was betweenperson differences, and 28.14% was within-person differences. Higher RTC was associated with lower intentions to drink and future drinking behavior. However, in weeks in which students drank more, they experienced a decrease in RTC. Based on the signifi cant cross-level interaction, the intervention group had signifi cantly higher RTC than controls. Conclusions: These results provided partial support for our hypotheses. The overall theoretical construct of RTC varies both across and within individuals. These results also offer support for the utility of MI-based prevention strategies in increasing RTC within individuals. However, we did not consistently fi nd that these changes related to drinking changes. Findings provide support for both the construct of RTC and utility of MI interventions in changing these beliefs in female college students. (J.

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Motivational Predictors of Readiness to Change Chronic Substance Abuse

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Cognitive-motivational predictors of excessive drinkers’ success in changing

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