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- Title
Motivational subtypes and continuous measures of readiness for change: concurrent and predictive validity.
- Authors
Blanchard, Kimberly A; Morgenstern, Jon; Morgan, Thomas J; Labouvie, Erich; Bux, Donald A
- Abstract
This study compared the concurrent and predictive validity of motivational subtypes versus a continuous measure of readiness for change as measured by the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA; E. A. McConnaughy, J. O. Prochaska, & W. F. Velicer, 1983) in 252 individuals participating in a substance abuse treatment study (38% female; mean age = 36). Hierachical cluster analysis identified a 2-cluster solution. Consistent with previous research, both the motivational subtypes and the continuous readiness measure exhibited good concurrent validity with both baseline characteristics and change process variables. Neither readiness-for-change measure predicted end treatment outcomes. Measures of readiness for change based on the URICA exhibit limited clinical utility, because they are not able to predict future behavior.
- Publication
Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2003, Vol 17, Issue 1, p56
- ISSN
0893-164X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/0893-164x.17.1.56