Mechanisms of Behavior Change (MOBC) in Culturally Adapted Motivational Interviewing

In this process study, we examine the within-session treatment predictors of behavior change used in Motivational Interviewing (MI) and a novel mechanism of culturally adapted MI (CAMI) in a health disparities population, socially-disadvantaged Latinos who drink heavily. The findings of this study, one of the first to examine mechanisms of MI cultural adaptation, will yield important recommendations on ways to improve MI dissemination to community settings serving Latino alcohol users as well as the science of adaptation more broadly.

NIH Grant: R01 AA025485 (03/01/2020 – 11/30/2023)