Mechanisms of motivational interviewing in health promotion: a Bayesian mediation analysis

Table 4 Correlations

Variable	2.	3.		4.		5.		6.		7.	8.		9.
Counselor utterances
Behavior counts
1. MI-Consistent	−0.02	0.38	**	0.48	**	0.19		0.61	***	0.23	0.23		0.05
2. MI-Inconsistent		−0.09		−0.12		0.16		−0.04		0.03	−0.06		0.28	+
Global scores
3. Spirit (Collaboration, Autonomy, Evocation)				0.55	***	0.45	**	0.42	**	0.16	0.61	***	0.14
4. Empathy						0.49	**	0.40	**	0.11	0.66	***	0.19
5. Direction								0.30	+	0.13	0.48	**	0.05
Client utterances
Behavior counts
6. Total Positive Client Change Talk										0.23	0.46	**	0.33	*
7. Total Client Sustain Talk											0.26	+	−0.10
Global scores
8. Self-exploration													0.28	+
Client Outcome Variable
9. Fruit/Vegetable Change Score

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