Citation

Richman GS, Harrison KA, Summers JA. Educ. Treat. Child. 1995; 18(2): 105-116.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, West Virginia University Press)

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Abstract

Child noncompliance is common among clinic and non-referred populations and may be associated with increased levels of stress and disharmony among family members. It is particularly important to examine individual differences in parents' use of behavior management strategies since parental responses are idiosyncratic and often play a role in maintaining a child's behavior. The purpose of this study was to assess patterns of parental responding to child noncompliance. Five children with the primary problem of noncompliance and their families participated. Assessment data regarding parental error response patterns formed the basis for individualized instruction to overcome specific areas of weakness.

RESULTS indicated that the parent-instruction training procedure was effective in increasing appropriate parental consequences for child noncompliance. Treatment gains generalized to novel settings and were maintained at follow-up.

Language: en