UNDERSTANDING DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN

了解儿童的破坏性行为

• 批准号: 2881850
• 负责人: JENNIFER J MCCOMAS
• 金额: $ 3.44万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-30 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/2881850
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; child (0-11); child behavior disorders; child with disability; clinical research; comorbidity; developmental psychology; diagnosis design /evaluation; human subject; mental disorder diagnosis; reinforcer

The purpose of the proposed project is to develop a precise methodology for identifying the effects of establishing operations (Eos) on severely destructive behavior exhibited by children with developmental disabilities. One of the most important Eos related to destructive behavior for children is deprivation/satiation of adult attention. The specific aim is to analyze the effects of Eos on both destructive and socially appropriate behavior during analogue conditions in which the child is ignored for brief periods but attention continues to be contingent on destructive behavior. Six children between the ages of 5 and 13 who are diagnosed with developmental disabilities will participate. Assessment for each subject will take place in his or her classroom and will be conducted in three phases. In Phase I, a functional analysis will be conducted to identify the existing reinforcers for destructive behavior. In Phase II, the effects of the absence/presence of attention as an establishing operation for destructive behavior will be assessed. A comparison will be conducted of two antecedent conditions: 10- min no attention and 10-min attention on destructive behavior in subsequent 10-min ignore conditions. In Phase III, the effects of the duration of attention of destructive behavior will be examined. A comparison will be conducted of the effects of 10- min attention and 5-min attention on destructive behavior in subsequent 10-min ignore conditions. During all ignore conditions, each occurrence of destructive behavior will result in 10-s of attention. Single-subject experimental designs will be used in each phase of the assessment. For each subject, assessment will take approximately 17 weeks. The results of the proposed project are expected to demonstrate an effective methodology for precisely identifying the effects of EOs on severely destructive behavior. This methodology will be used to develop treatment models based on EOs to be reviewed for subsequent funding.

拟议项目的目的是开发一种精确的方法来确定建立行动（Eos）对发育障碍儿童表现出的严重破坏性行为的影响。 与儿童破坏性行为相关的最重要的 Eos 之一是成人注意力的剥夺/满足。 具体目的是分析在类似条件下，Eos 对破坏性行为和社会适当行为的影响，在模拟条件下，孩子被短暂忽视，但注意力仍然取决于破坏性行为。 六名年龄在 5 岁至 13 岁之间、被诊断患有发育障碍的儿童将参加。 每个科目的评估将在他或她的教室进行，并将分三个阶段进行。 在第一阶段，将进行功能分析，以确定破坏性行为的现有强化物。 在第二阶段，将评估缺乏/存在注意力作为破坏性行为的建立操作的影响。将对两个先行条件进行比较：10 分钟不注意和 10 分钟注意随后 10 分钟忽略条件中的破坏性行为。 在第三阶段，将检查破坏性行为的注意力持续时间的影响。 将比较 10 分钟注意力和 5 分钟注意力对随后 10 分钟忽略条件下的破坏性行为的影响。 在所有忽略条件下，每次发生破坏性行为都会引起 10 秒的关注。 评估的每个阶段都将采用单受试者实验设计。 对于每个科目，评估大约需要 17 周。 拟议项目的结果预计将展示一种有效的方法，可以精确识别环氧乙烷对严重破坏性行为的影响。 该方法将用于开发基于 EO 的治疗模型，以供后续资金审查。