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The Personal Concerns Inventory (Offender Adaptation): measuring and enhancing motivation to change
Joselyn L Sellen1, Mary McMurran, W Miles Cox
1University of Wales Institute Cardiff, UK. JSellen@uwic.ac.uk
Summary
This study adapted the Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI) for offenders, finding it can measure motivation for treatment. The adapted tool (PCI-OA) shows promise for assessing offender motivation and engagement in correctional settings.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Criminology
- Addiction Studies
Background:
- Assessing offender motivation for treatment is crucial for effective interventions.
- Existing psychometric measures of motivation are limited.
- The Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI) identifies adaptive and maladaptive motivation profiles in addiction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To adapt the Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI) for use with offender populations.
- To evaluate the suitability and psychometric properties of the adapted PCI for offenders.
- To explore offender motivation profiles in a correctional context.
Main Methods:
- The Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI) was amended to create an Offender Adaptation (PCI-OA).
- Eleven male prisoners were interviewed using the PCI-OA.
- Analysis focused on identified personal concerns and motivation profiles.
Main Results:
- Commonly identified personal concerns related to self-change, partners, family, and relationships.
- Offenders exhibited both adaptive and maladaptive motivation profiles, consistent with previous findings.
- The PCI-OA demonstrates potential for measuring offender motivation.
Conclusions:
- The adapted Personal Concerns Inventory (PCI-OA) shows promise for assessing motivation in offenders.
- Further research is needed to clarify if the PCI-OA functions primarily as a motivation measure or a motivational enhancer.
- This tool could aid in offender selection and monitoring of treatment engagement.