Table 2.

Rater scores for Motivational Interview principles and methods

Item	(N = 19) M (SD)
Competence Ratings
Develop discrepancy	2.05 (0.23)
Roll with resistance	2.16 (0.38)
Support self-efficacy	2.00 (0.49)
Open-ended questions	2.16 (0.38)
Reflective listening	2.11 (0.46)
Affirm	2.22 (0.55)
Summarize	1.63 (0.50)
Elicit change talk	2.21 (0.42)
MITI Global Scores
(MITI) Empathy	6.05 (0.78)
(MITI) MI Spirit	6.05 (0.62)

Note: Competence ratings were answered on a 3-point scale: 1 “below expectations”, 2 “meets expectations”, 3 “above expectations”. MITI global items were answered on a 7-point scale from 1 “low” to 7 “high”. Two cases had more than one component that received a “1” (these cases had two components that received a “1”). The median score was 2.0 for every component, including the summary component.