@article{ref1,
title="The association of readiness to change and motivational interviewing with treatment outcomes in males involved in domestic violence group therapy",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2013",
author="Zalmanowitz, Sharla J. and Babins-Wagner, Rochelle (Robbie) and Rodger, Susan and Corbett, Bradley A. and Leschied, Alan",
volume="28",
number="5",
pages="956-974",
abstract="The present study investigated the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) and stage of change on a self-report measure of global functioning (Outcome Questionnaire [OQ 45.2]). Participants were men mandated to attend the Responsible Choices for Men (RCM) group therapy program following an incident of domestic violence. The study design utilized a quasi-experimental between-groups comparison utilizing data collected at three time points (pregroup, first group session, and final group session). One group of mandated program attendees received two sessions of MI (n = 106), whereas the comparison group did not (n = 106). Stage of change was assessed using the URICA-G and the URICA-DV (University of Rhode Island Change Assessment-Domestic Violence). Multilevel growth modeling indicated that stage of change has a significant relationship to global functioning. Discussion focuses on the potential benefits of MI as a pregroup treatment and the importance of accounting for individual readiness to change.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260512459381",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260512459381"
}