THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES IN MOTIVATION TO CHANGE AND AMBIVALENCE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WITH AMPHETAMINE USE DISORDER

The use of amphetamine disorder in young adults is also linked with low motivation to change and high ambivalence to substance use, which tend to hinder treatment and recovery efforts. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based counselling intervention that is client-focused and aims at improving intrinsic motivation and ambivalence resolution. The Purposive sampling was employed to recruit 30 participants with a clinical diagnosis of amphetamine use disorder who are rehabilitation centers. It was done in a pre-test post test design and a structured MI intervention was given to the subjects through several sessions. Standardized self-report measures were used to measure motivation to change and ambivalence, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to determine within-group changes. Findings showed that the level of motivation to change changed significantly (p