Table 1.
M | SD | |
---|---|---|
Empathy | 5.55 | 0.69 |
Spirit | 5.00 | 0.63 |
Information | 2.33 | 1.41 |
MI true | 3.00 | 1.55 |
MI untrue | 0.30 | 0.48 |
Closed questions | 24.09 | 5.43 |
Open questions | 12.85 | 5.06 |
Simple reflections | 4.36 | 1.69 |
Complex reflections | 1.27 | 1.49 |
Note. During 20 minutes of each interview, the following variables were rated. Empathy = extent to which the interviewer understood the participants perspective rated on a seven-point Likert scale ranging from low to high; Spirit = extent to which the interviewer showed MI adherence on a seven-point Likert scale ranging from low to high; Information = total number of times information was given; MI true = total number of times interviewer acted according to MI standards; MI untrue = total number of times interviewer acted not according to MI standards; Closed questions = number of closed-ended questions; Open questions = number of open-ended questions; Simple reflections = number of reflections that expressed understanding or a paraphrase of the participants words; Complex reflections = number of reflections that expressed a deeper value of the participants words.