The effectiveness of motivational interview on resilience, purposefulness, and social interest among adolescent girls of the Middle school

The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of motivational interview on resilience, purposefulness, and social interest in adolescent girls of the Middle school.This study was quasi-experimental research with a pre-test/post-test and control group design. tools in the current study included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Crumbaugh and Maholick’s Purpose in Life Test, and Crandell’s Social Interest Scale. Data analysis was performed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). The findings suggest that motivational interview enhances the purposefulness of adolescent girls during the intervention phase (ηp2 = 0.473) and follow-up phase (ηp2 = 0.378), It also enhances their resilience during the intervention phase (ηp2 = 0.247) and follow-up phase (ηp2 = 0.205), Motivational interview is also effective in increasing adolescent girls' social interest during the intervention phase (ηp2 = 0.203) and follow-up phase (ηp2= 0.109). Overall, motivational interview can increase adolescents' resilience against challenges, inspire purposefulness in them, and be a ground for social interest and increased empathy and participation.