The Impact of Motivation to Change on Substance Use among Adolescents in Treatment

Autor/inn/en	Breda, Carolyn S.; Heflinger, Craig Anne
Titel	The Impact of Motivation to Change on Substance Use among Adolescents in Treatment
Quelle	In: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 16 (2007) 3, S.109-124 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-828X
DOI	10.1300/J029v16n03_06
Schlagwörter	Substance Abuse; Motivation; Adolescents; Behavior Change; Outcomes of Treatment; Interviews; Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Clinicians emphasize the importance of motivation to change for effecting recovery from substance abuse disorders. However, little is known about motivation to change substance-abusing behavior among adolescents or its impact on treatment outcomes. The present research examines motivation to change among youth admitted to publicly funded substance abuse services and its influence on treatment outcomes. Data are based on interviews with 129 youth between 12 and 18 years of age. Multilevel (HLM) analyses are used to assess the relationship between substance use and motivation to change at the time of treatment admission and roughly one year later. Results suggest that more serious substance users are motivated better to change at the outset of treatment and experience more rapid declines in substance use after treatment begins. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10