Table 4.

Correlations between SO behavior and client change language categories

Client language	GIG	GIA	Encourage/support	Give advice	Discuss self	Direct	Confront	SO change talk	SO sustain talk	SO neutral
Commit+	−.005	−.004	.099	−.099	−.334*	−.077	−.144	.205	−.022	−.142
Desire+	−.087	−.248	.229	.008	−.095	−.241	−.189	.418**	.227	−.250
Ability+	−.296	−.114	.403**	.095	−.144	−.130	−.106	.029	−.226	−.241
Reason+	−.005	−.120	.067	.281	−.065	.008	.157	−.128	−.132	.001
Need+	−.227	−.103	−.016	−.210	−.136	−.153	−.192	.002	.323*	−.359*
TS +	.078	−.068	.274	.476**	−.371*	−.027	−.216	.135	−.030	.022
Other+	−.090	.065	.134	.340*	−.032	.079	−.047	.068	−.133	.055
Commit−	−.113	−.337*	.140	−.119	−.045	−.041	−.158	.172	−.132	−.159
Desire−	−.031	−.157	−.107	−.058	−.154	.022	−.047	.109	−.138	−.079
Ability−	−.113	−.188	.247	.176	.108	−.051	−.128	−.023	−.134	−.144
Reason−	−.009	−.295	−.035	−.003	−.048	−.062	−.108	.096	−.088	−.173
Need−	−.176	−.288	−.218	−.046	−.260	−.076	−.132	.063	−.059	−.219
TS −	.200	.154	−.070	.435**	−.073	−.155	−.056	.140	.200	.003
Other−	−.045	−.210	−.174	−.159	−.047	−.112	.144	−.056	.148	−.115
Follow/neutral	.363*	.286	.081	.274	.309	.081	.361*	−.210	−.142	.406**
Total change talk	−.077	−.137	.202	.334*	−.221	−.060	−.049	.062	−.042	−.111
Total sustain talk	−.025	−.323	−.031	.038	−.064	−.086	−.116	.105	−.088	−.201

Notes: Numbers in bold are significant;

^*p < .05,

^**p < .025