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01.09.2009 | Article
Motivation to change drinking habits: development of a new instrument
verfasst von:
Jannet M. de Jonge, Dick P. H. Barelds, Gerard M. Schippers, Cas P. D. R. Schaap
Erschienen in:
Netherlands journal of psychology
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Ausgabe 3/2009
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Abstract
Several international questionnaires measuring motivation for change have been translated into Dutch and are currently used in substance abuse treatment. The Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RCQ) is the best-known questionnaire, but critical appraisals can be made. We developed a new questionnaire that can be used together with the RCQ: the Motivation for Change Questionnaire (MfCQ). Data on the MfCQ were collected in three samples varying in drinking habits: patients from a substance abuse treatment centre (N = 118), people from the general community (N = 71), and psychology freshman (N = 139). Follow-up data of drinking habits in the general community sample were collected after six months. Three scales were constructed: ‘intention to change’, ‘outcome expectations’, and ‘self-efficacy’. Preliminary findings support the reliability and validity of the MfCQ. (Netherlands Journal of Psychology, 65, 102-111.)