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Abstract
Background and objective: Motivational interviewing (MI) was originally developed to treat problematic drinking but is increasingly integrated into treatment for anxiety disorders. A causal model has been proposed which suggests technical and relational factors may account for the efficacy of MI. The technical hypothesis suggests that therapist MI-consistent behaviours are related to client change talk, and change talk is linked to treatment outcome. Research examining the technical hypothesis has typically been conducted in MI for substance use; therefore, the current study aimed to explore the technical hypothesis in MI for social anxiety disorder (SAD). Method: Participants diagnosed with SAD (n = 85) each received MI prior to receiving group cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT). MI sessions were coded for behaviours relevant to the MI technical hypothesis. Results: The proportion of MI-consistent therapist behaviours and reflections of change language significantly predicted the proportion of change talk by the client during MI sessions; however, therapist and client behaviours did not predict treatment outcome. Conclusion: The findings support one path of the MI causal model in the context of social anxiety, though indicate that the occurrence of these behaviours during an MI pre-treatment may not extend to predict treatment outcome following CBT.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 224-235 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Psychotherapy Research |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 20 Apr 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2021 |
Keywords
- change talk
- therapist behaviours
- motivational interviewing
- causal model
- social anxiety disorder
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Enhancing cognitive behavioural treatment outcomes for social phobia
Peters, L., Rapee, R., Baillie, A. & MQRES, M.
1/01/12 → 31/03/16
Project: Research