Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES)

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Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale - SOCRATES - Version 8
Survey to assess readiness for change in alcohol abusers
Duration: 3 minutes
(Requires Inquisit Lab)
(Run with Inquisit Web)
Last Updated
English
Dec 16, 2025, 6:12PM

References

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Miller, W. R., & Tonigan, J. S. (1996). Assessing drinkers’ motivation for change: The Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 10, 81-89.

Bertholet, N., Dukes, K., Horton, N. J., Palfai, T. P., Pedley, A., & Saitz, R. (2009). Factor structure of the SOCRATES questionnaire in hospitalized medical patients. Addictive Behaviors, 34(6), 568–572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.03.013