Readiness for Change: Case Studies of Young People with Challenging and Risky Behaviours

Autor/inn/en	Carroll, Annemaree; Ashman, Adrian; Bower, Julie; Hemingway, Francene
Titel	Readiness for Change: Case Studies of Young People with Challenging and Risky Behaviours
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 23 (2013) 1, S.49-71 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1037-2911
DOI	10.1017/jgc.2012.17
Schlagwörter	Motivation; Self Efficacy; Goal Orientation; Intervention; Adolescents; Interpersonal Competence; Rehabilitation Programs; Life Satisfaction; Risk; At Risk Persons; Criminals; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Lebensvollendung; Risiko; Risikogruppe; Straftäter
Abstract	Readiness for change (or treatment readiness) is a core concept of many rehabilitation programs for adult and juvenile offenders. The present study examined the experiences of six young people aged 13 to 17 years who participated in Mindfields[R], a 6-week self-regulatory intervention aimed at enhancing life skills and goal setting among youths who present with challenging and/or risky behaviour. This article investigates the extent to which: readiness for change influences individual responses to the Mindfields[R] program; external factors influence the achievement and maintenance of program success; and goal achievement leads to perceptions of self-efficacy and personal control over one's behaviour. Prior to, and on completion of the intervention, participants completed the Mindfields[R] Assessment Battery that measures goal commitment, social competence, self-regulation, life satisfaction, delinquent involvement, and readiness for change. Findings show the importance of participants' motivation to make life-changing decisions, but this motivation and promising goals can be compromised by factors external to the individual. Our findings prompt future research into ways in which young people can maintain their motivation and readiness for change, and draw encouragement from less successful outcomes than might have been expected. (As Provided).
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