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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Nov 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Educ Psychol Consult. 2025 Dec 18;36(1):79–103. doi: 10.1080/10474412.2025.2603277

Table 4.

Distribution, including frequency and percentages, of technical (MI Skill) and Relational (MI Spirit) Global ratings.

1 2 3 4 5
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) Mean (SD)

Technical Global (MI Skill)
 Cultivating Change Talk 0 36 (60%) 24 (40%) 0 0 2.4 (.49)
 Softening Sustain Talk 0 0 2 (3%) 58 (97%) 0 4.0 (.18)
Relational Global (MI Spirit)
 Partnership 0 2 (3%) 30 (50%) 25 (42%) 3 (5%) 3.5 (.65)
 Empathy 1 (2%) 24 (40%) 28 (47%) 7 (12%) 0 2.7 (.70)