BACKGROUND: The current study evaluated the bottoming out hypothesis by determining
the extent to which composite measures of motivation to change are associated with …

BACKGROUND: A better understanding of how to measure motivation to change and how it
relates to behavior change in patients with drug and alcohol dependence would broaden …

Evidence suggests that motivation to change may mediate the effect of diagnostic severity
on treatment outcome, however, this relationship has not been directly tested. This …

Individuals seeking substance use treatment who have one or more co-occurring mental
health problems tend to have lower treatment engagement, higher rates of attrition, and …

Objective: Pre–post changes in readiness for change (RC) are commonly assessed in
treatment outcome studies, often with contradictory results. Little is known about 12-month …

This study compared the concurrent and predictive validity of motivational subtypes versus a
continuous measure of readiness for change as measured by the University of Rhode Island …

Aims The present study represents the first large‐scale test of the capacity to predict illicit
drug treatment outcomes of an instrument [Stages of Change and Treatment Eagerness …

Background: Initial motivation and readiness to change (RTC) are complex constructs and
have been important but inconsistent predictors of treatment attendance and drinking …

Objective: Few studies have examined which measures of motivation for change predict
abstinence and early remission outcomes (AER) for emerging adults with substance-use …

Objective: This study examined the effect of motivation for change, measured by the Stages
of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES), on alcohol use …