Stages of Change and Decisional Balance for 12 Problem Behaviors

Authors

James O. Prochaska, University of Rhode Island
Wayne F. Velicer, University of Rhode Island
Joseph S. Rossi, University of Rhode Island
Michael G. Goldstein, Brown University
Bess H. Marcus, Brown University
William Rakowski, Brown University
Christine Fiore, University of Montana
Lisa L. Harlow, University of Rhode Island
Colleen A. Redding, University of Rhode Island
Dena Rosenbloom, University of Rhode Island
Susan R. Rossi, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

1-1-1994

Abstract

This integrative study investigated the generalization of the transtheoretical model across 12 problem behaviors. The cross-sectional comparisons involved relationships between two key constructs of the model, the stages of change and decisional balance. The behaviors studied were smoking cessation, quitting cocaine, weight control, high-fat diets, adolescent delinquent behaviors, safer sex, condom use, sunscreen use, radon gas exposure, exercise acquisition, mammography screening, and physicians' preventive practices with smokers. Clear commonalities were observed across the 12 areas, including both the internal structure of the measures and the pattern of changes in decisional balance across stages.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Health Psychology

Volume

13

Issue

1

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Prochaska, James O., Wayne F. Velicer, Joseph S. Rossi, Michael G. Goldstein, Bess H. Marcus, William Rakowski, Christine Fiore, Lisa L. Harlow, Colleen A. Redding, Dena Rosenbloom, and Susan R. Rossi. "Stages of Change and Decisional Balance for 12 Problem Behaviors." Health Psychology 13, 1 (1994): 39-46. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.13.1.39.