MOTIV8 - Treatment Motivation in Forensic Youth Treatment
Trial Parameters
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Brief Summary
This project entails to gain a deeper understanding of the development of treatment motivation over the course of intramural and outpatient forensic youth care. Research questions are 1) How does treatment motivation of youth and parents develop over the course of forensic systemic therapy, and following the transition from inpatient to outpatient therapy?; 2) Which client factors, interpersonal factors, and contextual characteristics moderate the development of treatment motivation?; 3) Which mechanisms play a role in the development of treatment motivation?; and 4) How does treatment motivation affect treatment retention and the achievement of primary therapy goals?
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: \- entering residential MDFT Exclusion Criteria: \- (only for short term residents) residing more than an hours' drive from the juvenile justice center after detention