 How to examine motivation to care in residential settings? Theoretical and methodological issues about justice involved youths 
The aim of this article is to introduce and examine the concept of motivation to care among justice involved youths in residential settings. First, we suggest a theoretical reflection about motivation to care, a concept that we distinguish from treatment motivation. Within this framework, we review the two main theoretical models associated with motivation: the self-determination theory and the transtheoretical model. Second, we analyze the relevance of these models as applied to the care of justice involved youths in residential settings. Third, we discuss more specifically the environmental factors surrounding motivation to care: perceived coercion, social climate and therapeutic alliance. Fourth, we conduct a review of measurement instruments that assess the different forms of motivation of justice involved youths as well as the associated limits in measuring motivation to engage in care. Finally, we present future research issues linked to motivation to care among justice involved youths within residential settings.