title: The structure of client language and drinking outcomes in project match.
abstract: Client language during Motivational Interviewing interventions is an important predictor of drinking outcomes, but there are inconsistencies in the literature regarding what aspects of client language are most predictive. We characterized the structure of client language by factor analyzing frequency counts of several categories of client speech. The results provide limited support for a model proposed by Miller et al. (2006) and Amrhein et al. (2003) but with some important differences. While Amrhein et al. (2003) found that only increasing strength in client commitment language predicted behavior change, the current study revealed that client language preparatory to commitment predicted drinking outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Kennesaw State University, SO4011-A, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA. tma2010@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Paulette J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Christopher
authors.forename: Jon M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Houck
authors.forename: Theresa B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Moyers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D016896:Treatment Outcome