| 1 |
Pre-contemplation |
People who aren’t currently thinking of changing their behavior. In short: I WON’T and I CAN’T stage. |
| 2 |
Contemplation |
People who aren’t currently changing their behavior, but do intent to change in the next six months. In short: I MIGHT stage. |
| 3 |
Preparation |
People who are preparing to change their behavior within the next 30 days. In short: I WILL stage. |
| 4 |
Action |
People who made a change in their behavior, but have changed recently (up to six months but no longer). In short: I AM stage. |
| 5 |
Maintenance |
People who have changed for some time, at least six months. The behavior has become a reasonably stable characteristic. In short: I HAVE stage. |
| 6 |
Relapse |
On the one hand, people can maintain their behavior, on the other hand, they can relapse into the previous behavior and return to earlier stages. |