TY - JOUR
T1 - Social psychology and motivational interviewing
T2 - A review of relevant principles and recommendations for research and practice
AU - Leffingwell, Thad R.
AU - Neumann, Christopher A.
AU - Babitzke, Alison C.
AU - Leedy, Melissa J.
AU - Walters, Scott T.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based brief intervention for helping people change problematic health behaviors. The development of motivational interviewing was influenced, in part, by the social psychology literature, especially the concept of psychological reactance. This paper argues for expanding the influence of social psychological processes upon the practice of motivational interviewing by reviewing three relevant processes: defensive bias, message framing, and cognitive-affective ambivalence. Relevant research findings are reviewed and specific recommendations are offered for future research and enhancing the practice of motivational interviewing.
AB - Motivational Interviewing is an evidence-based brief intervention for helping people change problematic health behaviors. The development of motivational interviewing was influenced, in part, by the social psychology literature, especially the concept of psychological reactance. This paper argues for expanding the influence of social psychological processes upon the practice of motivational interviewing by reviewing three relevant processes: defensive bias, message framing, and cognitive-affective ambivalence. Relevant research findings are reviewed and specific recommendations are offered for future research and enhancing the practice of motivational interviewing.
KW - Motivational enhancement therapy
KW - Motivational interviewing
KW - Social psychology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846010711&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S1352465806003067
DO - 10.1017/S1352465806003067
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:33846010711
SN - 1352-4658
VL - 35
SP - 31
EP - 45
JO - Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
JF - Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy
IS - 1
ER -