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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2021 Apr 30;26(1):13–20. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03288-8

Table 2.

Between condition differences in Session 1 MITI scores

Total Motivational Interviewing Education Control



ncouples = 20 ncouples = 10 ncouples = 10 Test Statistic



M SD M SD M SD t(18) p



Global Scores
 Cultivating Change 2.55 1.32 3.40 0.84 1.70 1.16 3.75 .001
 Softening Sustain 3.70 0.57 3.50 0.71 3.90 0.32 −1.63 .127
 Decreasing Dyadic Ambivalence 3.15 1.27 4.20 0.63 2.10 0.74 6.83 <.001
 Partnership 3.40 1.50 4.20 0.63 2.60 1.71 2.77 .018
 Empathy 3.50 1.57 4.50 0.53 2.50 1.65 3.65 .004
 Enhancing Dyadic Function 2.85 1.57 4.10 0.88 1.60 0.97 6.06 <.001
Behavior Count Totals
 All Reflections 24.50 18.91 35.80 19.52 13.20 9.47 3.29 .004
 Dyadic Reflections 8.00 8.25 14.40 7.04 1.60 1.78 5.57 <.001
 Questions 31.55 14.51 31.20 16.77 31.90 12.78 −0.11 .918
 Persuade (With and Without Permission) 0.70 1.22 1.10 1.52 0.30 0.67 1.52 .154
 Giving Information 13.05 11.55 7.20 13.15 18.90 5.72 −2.58 .019
 MI Consistent 1.40 1.67 2.60 1.51 0.20 0.63 4.65 .001
Behavior Count Ratio scores
 Dyadic Reflection Percent 0.30 0.24 0.43 0.22 0.17 0.18 2.98 .008
 Complex Reflection Percent 0.36 0.15 0.35 0.13 0.36 0.18 −0.24 .816
 Reflection to Question Ratio 0.83 0.64 1.28 0.63 0.38 0.16 4.37 .001
 Dyadic Reflection to Question Ratio 0.29 0.31 0.53 0.26 0.05 0.05 5.67 <.001
 Relationship Affirm (% of MI Consistent) 0.25 0.37 0.49 0.39 0.00 0.00 3.95 .003