Motivational Interviewing Skills are Positively Associated with Nutritionist Self-efficacy

• Published in: Journal of nutrition education and behavior Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 28 - 34
• Main Authors: Marley, Scott C., PhD, MPH, Carbonneau, Kira, MEd, Lockner, Donna, PhD, RD, Kibbe, Debra, MS, Trowbridge, Frederick, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 2011; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Case Studies; Children; Clinical Competence; Clinics; communication skills; Correlation; Counseling; Counseling - standards; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cultural Differences; diet counseling; Dietetics - methods; Dietetics - standards; eating habits; Ethnic Groups; Ethnicity; Female; Females; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Health Personnel; Hispanic Americans; Hispanics; Humans; Infants; Internal Medicine; Interviews; Interviews as Topic; job performance; Motivation; Motivation Techniques; motivational interviewing; motivational interviewing skills; Multiple Regression Analysis; Non English Speaking; Nutrition; Nutrition Assessment; Nutrition Instruction; nutritionist; Nutritionists; perceptions (cognitive); Physical Activities; physical activity; Professional-Patient Relations; Public Assistance; Self Concept; Self Efficacy; Surveys; WIC; United States; WIC; motivational interviewing; counseling; nutritionist; self-efficacy

Abstract Objective To examine the relationships between physical and social self-concepts, motivational interviewing (MI), and nutrition assessment skills with dimensions of counseling self-efficacy. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, an...