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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2015 Oct 9;53:74–79. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.10.004

Table 1.

Classification system using motivation scores to map onto the stages of change.

SOCRATES1 Subscales
Problem Recognition Ambivalence Taking Steps
Precontemplation Low Low Low
Contemplation Low High Low
High Low Low
High High Low
Action High High High
High Low High
Coerced Action Low Low High
Low High High

Note.

1

SOCRATES = Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale