Version 8 SOCRATES The Stages of Change Readiness and ...

1 Version 8 SOCRATESThe Stages of Change Readiness and treatment eagerness ScaleSOCRATES is an experimental instrument designed to assess Readiness for Change in alcohol abusers. The instrumentyields three factorially-derived scale scores: Recognition (Re), Ambivalence (Am), and Taking Steps (Ts). It is a publicdomain instrument and may be used without special are to be recorded directly on the questionnaire form. Scoring is accomplished by transferring to theSOCRATES Scoring Form the numbers circled by the respondent for each item.

2 The sum of each column yields thethree scale scores. Data entry screens and scoring routines are instruments are provided for research uses only. Version 8 is a reduced 19-item scale based on factor analyseswith prior versions. The shorter form was developed using the items that most strongly marked each factor. The 19-itemscale scores are highly related to the longer (39 item) scale for Recognition (r = .96), Taking Steps (.94), and Ambivalence(.88). We therefore currently recommend using the 19-item Version 8 analyses revealed the following psychometric characteristics of the 19-item SOCRATES :Cronbach Test-retest.

3 - . - . other forms of the SOCRATES have been developed. These will be migrated into shorter versions aspsychometric studies are completed. They are:8D19-item drug/alcohol questionnaire for clients7A-SO-M32-item alcohol questionnaire for significant others of males7A-SO-F32-item alcohol questionnaire for SOs of females7D-SO-F32-item drug/alcohol questionnaire for SOs of females7D-SO-M32-item drug/alcohol questionnaire for SOs of malesThe parallel SO forms are designed to assess the motivation for Change of significant others (not collateral estimates ofclients' motivation).

4 The SO forms lack a maintenance scale , and therefore are 32 items in and DiClemente have developed a more general Stages of Change measure known as the University of RhodeIsland Change Assessment (URICA). The SOCRATES differs from the URICA in that SOCRATES poses questionsspecifically about alcohol or other drug use, whereas URICA asks about the client's problem and Change in a moregeneral Citation:Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (1996). Assessing drinkers' motivation for Change : The Stages of Change Readinessand treatment eagerness scale ( SOCRATES ).

5 Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 10, 81-89. CASAA Research Division*8/95 Personal Drinking Questionnaire ( SOCRATES 8A)INSTRUCTIONS: Please read the following statements carefully. Each one describes a way thatyou might (or might not) feel about your drinking. For each statement, circle one number from 1 to 5, toindicate how much you agree or disagree with it right now. Please circle one and only one number forevery statement. NO!StronglyDisagree NoDisagree ? Undecided orUnsure Yes Agree YES!

6 Strongly Agree1. I really want to make changes in mydrinking. 1 2 3 4 52. Sometimes I wonder if I am an alcoholic. 1 2 3 4 53. If I don't Change my drinking soon, myproblems are going to get worse. 1 2 3 4 54. I have already started making some changesin my drinking. 1 2 3 4 55. I was drinking too much at one time, butI've managed to Change my drinking. 1 2 3 4 56. Sometimes I wonder if my drinking ishurting other people. 1 2 3 4 57.

7 I am a problem drinker. 1 2 3 4 58. I'm not just thinking about changing mydrinking, I'm already doing something aboutit. 1 2 3 4 59. I have already changed my drinking, and Iam looking for ways to keep from slippingback to my old pattern. 1 2 3 4 510. I have serious problems with drinking. 1 2 3 4 5 NO!StronglyDisagree NoDisagree ? Undecided orUnsure Yes Agree YES!Strongly Agree11. Sometimes I wonder if I am in control ofmy drinking.

8 1 2 3 4 512. My drinking is causing a lot of harm. 1 2 3 4 513. I am actively doing things now to cut downor stop drinking. 1 2 3 4 514. I want help to keep from going back to thedrinking problems that I had before. 1 2 3 4 515. I know that I have a drinking problem. 1 2 3 4 516. There are times when I wonder if I drinktoo much. 1 2 3 4 517. I am an alcoholic. 1 2 3 4 518.

9 I am working hard to Change my drinking. 1 2 3 4 519. I have made some changes in my drinking,and I want some help to keep from going backto the way I used to drink. 1 2 3 4 5 CASAA Research Division*9/95 Personal Drug Use Questionnaire ( SOCRATES 8D)INSTRUCTIONS: Please read the following statements carefully. Each one describes a way thatyou might (or might not) feel about your drug use. For each statement, circle one number from 1 to 5,to indicate how much you agree or disagree with it right now.

10 Please circle one and only one numberfor every statement. NO!StronglyDisagree NoDisagree ? Undecided orUnsure Yes Agree YES!Strongly Agree1. I really want to make changes in my use ofdrugs. 1 2 3 4 52. Sometimes I wonder if I am an addict. 1 2 3 4 53. If I don't Change my drug use soon, myproblems are going to get worse. 1 2 3 4 54. I have already started making some changesin my use of drugs. 1 2 3 4 55. I was using drugs too much at one time, butI've managed to Change that.