As outlined in Table 1, Prochaska and colleagues [7] defined 6 stages of change. These stages are described with the example of a person considering whether to pursue competitive work.

Also known as denial. Quite literally, precontemplation means ‘before thinking.’ This stage represents a time when change may be needed, but the person is not ready. For example, if you know that you ...

There are five stages to successful behaviour change. These are precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance. During the precontemplation stage people have no intention to ...

The Stages of Change Management, also known as the Transtheoretical Model, is a framework originally developed to describe how people change their behavior. It has since been adapted for use in ...