ERIC Number: EJ934609
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Aug
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing Interventions for Adolescent Substance Use Behavior Change: A Meta-Analytic Review
Jensen, Chad D.; Cushing, Christopher C.; Aylward, Brandon S.; Craig, James T.; Sorell, Danielle M.; Steele, Ric G.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v79 n4 p433-440 Aug 2011
Objective: This study was designed to quantitatively evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) interventions for adolescent substance use behavior change. Method: Literature searches of electronic databases were undertaken in addition to manual reference searches of identified review articles. Databases searched include PsycINFO, PUBMED/MEDLINE, and Educational Resources Information Center. Twenty-one independent studies, representing 5,471 participants, were located and analyzed. Results: An omnibus weighted mean effect size for all identified MI interventions revealed a small, but significant, posttreatment effect size (mean d = 0.173, 95% CI [0.094, 0.252], n = 21). Small, but significant, effect sizes were observed at follow-up suggesting that MI interventions for adolescent substance use retain their effect over time. MI interventions were effective across a variety of substance use behaviors, varying session lengths, and different settings, and for interventions that used clinicians with different levels of education. Conclusions: The effectiveness of MI interventions for adolescent substance use behavior change is supported by this meta-analytic review. In consideration of these results, as well as the larger literature, MI should be considered as a treatment for adolescent substance use. (Contains 2 tables, 1 footnote and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Behavior Modification, Interviews, Behavior Change, Effect Size, Databases, Educational Resources, Motivation Techniques, Adolescents, Outcomes of Treatment, Meta Analysis, Intervention, Therapy
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Language: English
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