Classroom-Based Motivational Interviewing for Improving College Students' Academic Performance: A Randomized Trial. (April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Strait, Gerald G.; Williams, Christopher; Peters, Christopher
• Is Part Of: Teaching of psychology. Volume 46:Number 2(2019:Apr.)
• Page Start: 164
• Page End: 167
• Publication Date: 2019-04
• Subjects: motivational interviewing -- classroom -- school-based -- intervention; Psychology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 150.711
• DOI: 10.1177/0098628319834216
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0098-6283

Abstract

In this study, we used a randomized control trial ( N = 84) to evaluate the effects of a classroom-based motivational interviewing intervention on undergraduate psychology students' test performance. Results indicated that students in the treatment group ( n = 38) demonstrated significant increases in their exam grades following the intervention ( d = .34). However, these changes were not significantly different from students in a control group ( n = 43) who received a handout on study tips.