Behavior modification in the home: Siblings as behavior modifiers, parents as observers
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
- Vol. 5 (1) , 21-30
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00915757
Abstract
It was hypothesized that siblings could function as effective behavior change agents for their behaviorally disturbed brothers and sisters within the home environment. Further, it was predicted that parents could be trained to be reliable observers of their children's performance under these circumstances. The results of the study supported both predictions with siblings in two separate families demonstrating their ability to work with their brother or sister within the context of an ABAB reversal design. Parents were also shown to obtain consistently high reliability ratings when compared to outside observers. The judicious use of siblings as behavior modification aides is recommended as a treatment procedure.Keywords
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