TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - The association of readiness to change and motivational interviewing with treatment outcomes in males involved in domestic violence group therapy
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Zalmanowitz, Sharla J.
A1  - Babins-Wagner, Rochelle (Robbie)
A1  - Rodger, Susan
A1  - Corbett, Bradley A.
A1  - Leschied, Alan
SP  - 956
EP  - 974
VL  - 28
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260512459381
ID  - ref1
ER  -