Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a treatment approach which over the last 25 years has received increasing evidentiary support. In recent years efforts have been made to explore the effectiveness of MI in educational settings. Research has highlighted favourable outcomes in terms of increasing acad...

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Main Author: Mahon, Charlotte
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
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description Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a treatment approach which over the last 25 years has received increasing evidentiary support. In recent years efforts have been made to explore the effectiveness of MI in educational settings. Research has highlighted favourable outcomes in terms of increasing academic achievement (Strait, Smith, McQuillin, Swan and Malone, 2012, Terry, Strait, McQuillin and Smith, 2014),reducing levels of obesity (Flattum, Friend, Neumark-Sztainer and Story (2009) and improving teacher-student interactions (Wells, Jones and Jones, 2015) in secondary and higher education settings. However, a literature search revealed that only one published study, (Atkinson and Cryer, 2015) adopting a case study methodology, has investigated the use of MI with Primary aged pupils. The aim of the current study was therefore to investigate whether a 4/5 week MI intervention could improve the disruptive classroom behaviour of six primary aged pupils. A Single Case Experimental Design (SCED) was implemented adopting an AB design. Repeated observation measures were taken to assess the efficacy of the MI intervention. This data was triangulated with a pre and post measure of class teacher’s perception of pupil’s behaviour, assessed using Goodman’s (1997) Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The results of the study show improvements in three of the participants’ disruptive classroom behaviour, highlighted by the repeated observation measure. In the remaining three cases there were no clear changes in any of the targeted behaviours that could be reliably attributed to MI. In addition the single case data is supported by a reduction in the Total Difficulties Score for all pupils on the SDQ (Goodman, 1997). Limitations of the study are highlighted and implications of the findings in relation to Educational Psychology practice are discussed.
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spelling nottingham-378892025-02-28T13:34:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37889/ Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils? Mahon, Charlotte Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a treatment approach which over the last 25 years has received increasing evidentiary support. In recent years efforts have been made to explore the effectiveness of MI in educational settings. Research has highlighted favourable outcomes in terms of increasing academic achievement (Strait, Smith, McQuillin, Swan and Malone, 2012, Terry, Strait, McQuillin and Smith, 2014),reducing levels of obesity (Flattum, Friend, Neumark-Sztainer and Story (2009) and improving teacher-student interactions (Wells, Jones and Jones, 2015) in secondary and higher education settings. However, a literature search revealed that only one published study, (Atkinson and Cryer, 2015) adopting a case study methodology, has investigated the use of MI with Primary aged pupils. The aim of the current study was therefore to investigate whether a 4/5 week MI intervention could improve the disruptive classroom behaviour of six primary aged pupils. A Single Case Experimental Design (SCED) was implemented adopting an AB design. Repeated observation measures were taken to assess the efficacy of the MI intervention. This data was triangulated with a pre and post measure of class teacher’s perception of pupil’s behaviour, assessed using Goodman’s (1997) Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The results of the study show improvements in three of the participants’ disruptive classroom behaviour, highlighted by the repeated observation measure. In the remaining three cases there were no clear changes in any of the targeted behaviours that could be reliably attributed to MI. In addition the single case data is supported by a reduction in the Total Difficulties Score for all pupils on the SDQ (Goodman, 1997). Limitations of the study are highlighted and implications of the findings in relation to Educational Psychology practice are discussed. 2016-12-14 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37889/1/Charlotte%20Mahon%20FINAL%20THESIS.pdf Mahon, Charlotte (2016) Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils? DAppEdPsy thesis, University of Nottingham. Motivational inerviewing classroom management teacher-student interactions
spellingShingle Motivational inerviewing
classroom management
teacher-student interactions
Mahon, Charlotte
Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?
title Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?
title_full Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?
title_fullStr Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?
title_full_unstemmed Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?
title_short Is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?
title_sort is motivational interviewing an effective intervention for improving the behaviour of targeted primary aged pupils?
topic Motivational inerviewing
classroom management
teacher-student interactions
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37889/