Reducing Children's Excessive Television Viewing and Assessing Secondary Changes
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
- Vol. 16 (3) , 245-250
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp1603_10
Abstract
In the first study, I recruited two families with children evidencing excessive television viewing. During the first phase of a multiple-baseline design, both families monitored their children's TV viewing. During the second phase, a token-actuated timer was placed on TV sets, and the children were given free access to tokens. In the next intervention phase, a token exchange was established in which tokens could be earned for desirable activities. The intervention was effective in reducing excessive TV viewing. Follow-up data indicated that the gains endured over time. In Study 2, I recruited a third family with a child who watched an excessive amount of TV. A similar intervention was once again effective, and changes in second-order positive behaviors were noted.Keywords
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