Modeling Motivational Interviewing Strategies On An Online Peer-to-Peer Counseling Platform

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.05182v1
• Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 20:25:33 GMT
• Title: Modeling Motivational Interviewing Strategies On An Online Peer-to-Peer Counseling Platform
• Authors: Raj Sanjay Shah, Faye Holt, Shirley Anugrah Hayati, Aastha Agarwal, Yi-Chia Wang, Robert E. Kraut, Diyi Yang
• Abstract summary: This paper seeks to bridge the gap by mapping peer-counselor chat-messages to motivational interviewing techniques. We study the impact of MI techniques on the conversation ratings to investigate the techniques that predict clients' satisfaction with their counseling sessions. This work provides a deeper understanding of the use of motivational interviewing techniques on peer-to-peer counselor platforms.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Millions of people participate in online peer-to-peer support sessions, yet there has been little prior research on systematic psychology-based evaluations of fine-grained peer-counselor behavior in relation to client satisfaction. This paper seeks to bridge this gap by mapping peer-counselor chat-messages to motivational interviewing (MI) techniques. We annotate 14,797 utterances from 734 chat conversations using 17 MI techniques and introduce four new interviewing codes such as chit-chat and inappropriate to account for the unique conversational patterns observed on online platforms. We automate the process of labeling peer-counselor responses to MI techniques by fine-tuning large domain-specific language models and then use these automated measures to investigate the behavior of the peer counselors via correlational studies. Specifically, we study the impact of MI techniques on the conversation ratings to investigate the techniques that predict clients' satisfaction with their counseling sessions. When counselors use techniques such as reflection and affirmation, clients are more satisfied. Examining volunteer counselors' change in usage of techniques suggest that counselors learn to use more introduction and open questions as they gain experience. This work provides a deeper understanding of the use of motivational interviewing techniques on peer-to-peer counselor platforms and sheds light on how to build better training programs for volunteer counselors on online platforms.

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