MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AS AN INTERVENTION FOR AT-RISK COUPLES

Thirty-one couples participated in the Marriage Checkup (MC), a pilot, motivational interviewing intervention for at-risk couples. Marital satisfaction improved significantly from pre- to post-checkup and remained improved at one month follow up. Although not addressing the efficacy of MC, this stud...

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Published inJournal of marital and family therapy Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 315 - 326
Main Authors Cordova, James V., Warren, Lisa Zepeda, Gee, Christina B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2001
Subjects
Adult
Alcohol Abuse
Conflict Resolution
Counseling Techniques
Couples
Enrichment
Feedback (Response)
Female
Females
Humans
Interpersonal Communication
Intervention
Interview, Psychological - methods
Interviews
Male
Marital Satisfaction
Marital Therapy - methods
Marriage - psychology
Marriage Counseling
Medical Services
Middle Aged
Modeling (Psychology)
Motivation
Motivational Interview Strategies
Pilot Projects
Psychotherapy
Resistance (Psychology)
Risk Factors
Therapy
Validity
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Summary:Thirty-one couples participated in the Marriage Checkup (MC), a pilot, motivational interviewing intervention for at-risk couples. Marital satisfaction improved significantly from pre- to post-checkup and remained improved at one month follow up. Although not addressing the efficacy of MC, this study supports its validity as an indicative preventive intervention with at risk couples. (BF)
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James, V. Cordova, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, 603 East Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820; e‐mail
jcordova@s.psych.uiuc.edu
Lisa Zepeda Warren, MA, and Christina B. Gee, MA, Department of Psychology, 603 East Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820.
This research was supported in part by the Research Board of the University of IIIinois at Urbana‐champaign. We gratefully acknowledge Larry Hubert, Rogina Scott, Kelly Flanagan, Marina Dorian, Muge Dizen, Tammy Myers, Marry Bradley, and our undergraduate research assistants.
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ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.2001.tb00327.x