Effect of Distress, Referral Source, and Pressure to Attend Therapy on Motivation to Change

<p> <p>Psychotherapy is an effective form of treatment, yet difficulties with engagement and dropout continue to plague the field. Poor outcomes are more likely to be achieved by poorly motivated clients and those who are mandated to attend therapy (Prochaska, DiClemente, & Norcross, 1992). This study examined links between motivation to change, initial levels of distress, referral source, and pressure to attend therapy in a sample of 587 individuals who attended therapy at a university-based counseling center in the Northeast. Results indicated a relationship between distress and motivation to change as well as a link between the perceived pressure felt by a client and motivation to change.</p> </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Development and Family Studies

Year dc:date.available

2011

Author dc:creator

• Moore, Lyn E

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephen Anderson, Ph.D.; Shayne Anderson, Ph.D.
• Rachel Tambling, Ph.D.

• motivation to change
• stages of change
• pressure
• therapy
• treatment factors

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/gs_theses/30

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu:gs_theses-1065