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A meta-analysis of motivational interviewing interventions for pediatric health behavior change.

Author(s) -

Laurie A. Gayes,

Ric G. Steele

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of consulting and clinical psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582

H-Index - 240

eISSN - 1939-2117

pISSN - 0022-006X

DOI - 10.1037/a0035917

Subject(s) - motivational interviewing , psycinfo , psychological intervention , context (archaeology) , psychology , meta analysis , clinical psychology , population , intervention (counseling) , behavior change , medicine , medline , psychiatry , social psychology , environmental health , political science , law , biology , paleontology

Motivational interviewing (MI) is an empirically supported intervention that has shown effectiveness in moving people toward positive lifestyle choices. Although originally designed for adult substance users, MI has since expanded to other health concerns with a range of client age groups. The present study investigated the overall effectiveness of MI in the context of child and adolescent health behavior change and health outcomes.

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