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In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors.
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How people intentionally change addictive behaviors with and without treatment is not well understood by behavioral scientists. This article summarizes research on self-initiated and professionally facilitated change of addictive behaviors using the key trans-theoretical constructs of stages and processes of change. Modification of addictive behaviors involves progression through five stages--pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance--and individuals typically recycle through these stages several times before termination of the addiction. Multiple studies provide strong support for these stages as well as for a finite and common set of change processes used to progress through the stages. Research to date supports a trans-theoretical model of change that systematically integrates the stages with processes of change from diverse theories of psychotherapy.
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“Prochaska, DiClemente & Norcross propuseram, em 1992, que há diversos estágios relacionados a comportamentos adictivos que definirão a prontidão de um indivíduo em abandonar o uso de substâncias.16”
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“The model proposes that an individual can be at 1 of 5 stages: (1) precontemplation, not intending to change; (2) contemplation, intending to change in the foreseeable future; (3) preparation, intending to change in the immediate future; (4) action, making overt efforts to change; or (5) maintenance, working to stabilize behavior change.”
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“The health counseling was based on the transtheoretical model of stages of change [25] and a problem-solving model [32], and used motivational interviewing as a counseling technique [21].”
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“Further, some studies have tailored health counseling to the patient’s stage of readiness to change according to the transtheoretical model of stages of change [25] and have demonstrated effects for persons with type 2 diabetes with the use of this model [26,27].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Prochaska, J. O., DiClemente, C. C., & Norcross, J. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1992-09
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1102-1114
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W2061320251
- Cited by
- 8,596
- References
- 64
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- FWCI
- 56.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Journal of Media Literacy Education (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (P01CA050087, R01CA027821)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Keywords
- addictive behavior, stages of change, change processes, transtheoretical model, precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, addiction recovery
- MeSH terms
- Aftercare, Health Maintenance Organizations, Humans, Motivation, Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care, Psychotherapy, Social Support, Smoking Cessation, Behavior, Addictive
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