Readiness for change and readiness for help-seeking: A composite assessment of client motivation

Jennis Freyer; J. Scott Tonigan; Stefan Keller; Hans Jürgen Rumpf; Ulrich John; Ulfert Hapke

doi:10.1093/alcalc/agh195

Readiness for change and readiness for help-seeking: A composite assessment of client motivation

Jennis Freyer^*, J. Scott Tonigan, Stefan Keller, Hans Jürgen Rumpf, Ulrich John, Ulfert Hapke

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Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

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Aims: To investigate the correspondence between readiness for behaviour change in general and readiness for alcohol related help-seeking in particular. A related aim was to examine how, if at all, measures of dependence severity, use, and consequences were related to a composite measure depicting agreements and disagreements between general change readiness and help-seeking readiness. Methods: Non-treatment seeking alcohol-dependent patients, numbering 549, from general hospitals in Germany were interviewed. Results: When taking into account both dimensions of motivation, findings indicate 42% of the subjects were characterized by different motivation levels regarding readiness for change and readiness for help-seeking. Higher help-seeking readiness was associated with higher alcohol problem severity. Readiness to change was not affected by alcohol problem severity. Conclusions: Findings underscore the need to evaluate both motivational constructs in determining clients' need and receptivity to formal help.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Zeitschrift	Alcohol and Alcoholism
Jahrgang	40
Ausgabenummer	6
Seiten (von - bis)	540-544
Seitenumfang	5
ISSN	0735-0414
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agh195
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 11.2005

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Acknowledgements — The study, as part of the Research Collaboration in Early substance use Intervention (EARLINT), has been funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (grant no. 01EB0120, 01EB0420), the Social Ministry of the State of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (grant no. IX311a 406.68.43.05), and the Krupp-von-Bohlen-and Halbach-Foundation.

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