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Exploring outcomes and initial self-report of client motivation in a college counseling center
Objective:
To explore the association between college counseling center clients' initial self-report of motivation and counseling outcome.
Participants:
The sample was composed of 331 student clients who utilized a college counseling center from August 2007 to August 2009. The college is a public, mid-size, urban university in the Southeast.
Methods:
Motivation was measured at intake by a self-report of change readiness item. A quantitative study that employed a 5-group, pretest-posttest design included 331 student participants. Counseling outcome was measured using the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2.
Results:
As assigned by the clients' self-report of change readiness, counseling outcome for 5 motivation groups differed significantly (p = .004; α < .05). Compulsory participation in counseling was treated as a possible confound and was not a significant factor in counseling outcome (p = .268; α < .05).
Conclusions:
Participants' initial self-report of motivation was significantly associated with counseling outcome.
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