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The Effects of a Brief Motivational Enhancement Targeting Parents of Adolescent Substance Users

Baum, David E., Baum
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1525-9691
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1471260225

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2016, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Adolescent substance misuse is a public health problem that results in substantial costs to society. Teenagers who move beyond normative use and require treatment often do not improve due to poor treatment initiation, retention, and completion. As such, efforts are needed to improve adolescent-focused substance use treatment. One potential avenue for strengthening outcomes is increasing parental engagement, as parents are central for adolescent treatment progress. The present study sought to increase treatment initiation, adherence and completion by targeting parental ambivalence about treatment using a brief motivational enhancement (ME) intervention. Using random assignment, the ME was compared to a time-matched psychoeducation (PE) control intervention and a standard care control (SCC) condition. Results from the study indicated no differences in outcome across conditions. Participants who received the ME were not significantly more likely to follow through with treatment recommendations, attend more sessions of treatment, or complete the program with greater frequency. Overall findings suggest that motivational enhancement does not provide added value to a private-pay, traditional adolescent substance use assessment. The present findings underscore the need to consider context when using motivational interviewing as extant findings may inflate its relative efficacy.
Susan Kenford, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kathleen Hart, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Gibson Jennifer, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
108 p.
Psychology
Adolescent, Parental Motivation, Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Enhancement, Substance Use Disorders, Treatment Adherence, Parental Engagement

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  • Baum, Baum, D. E. (2016). The Effects of a Brief Motivational Enhancement Targeting Parents of Adolescent Substance Users [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1471260225

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Baum, Baum, David. The Effects of a Brief Motivational Enhancement Targeting Parents of Adolescent Substance Users. 2016. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1471260225.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Baum, Baum, David. "The Effects of a Brief Motivational Enhancement Targeting Parents of Adolescent Substance Users." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1471260225

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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