James O. Prochaska

Research topics

• Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · 2 papers
• Early Childhood Education and Development · 1 paper
• Community Health and Development · 1 paper
• Behavioral Health and Interventions · 1 paper
• Digital Mental Health Interventions · 1 paper

Frequent co-authors

• Carlo C. DiClemente · 1 paper
• Wayne F. Velicer · 1 paper

Papers

1. Stages and processes of self-change of smoking: Toward an integrative model of change.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 1983 · 8,804 citations

   An integrative model of change was applied to the study of 872 Ss (mean age 40 yrs) who were changing their smoking habits on their own. Ss represented the following 5 stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, action, maintenance, and relapse.…

2. The Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior ChangeAmerican Journal of Health Promotion · 1997 · 7,931 citations

   The transtheoretical model posits that health behavior change involves progress through six stages of change: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination. Ten processes of change have been identified for producing progress along with decisional balance, self-efficacy, and temptations. Basic…