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| International Paper Session - Clinical Behavior Analysis: Assessment and Procedure |
| Monday, May 28, 2007 |
| 10:30 AM–11:50 AM |
| Edward D |
| Area: CBM |
| Chair: Charmaine Bill (ABA Supervisor) |
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| Functional Analysis of Parenting Styles, Parents’ Beliefs and Reactions, and Their Influence on the Incidence of Psychological Disorders in Childhood. |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| INMACULADA GOMEZ BECERRA (Universidad Almería, Spain), Monica Hernández (Adjunct), María Jesús Martín-García (Universidad Almería, Spain), Carolina Gonzalez (Universidad Almería, Spain) |
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| Abstract: An epidemiological and correlational study is presented. Its goal is twofold: (1) to study the incidence of psychological problems in a representative sample of 6 to 12 year-old children attending school in the city of Almería (Spain); and (2) to analyze the function of parents’ values, beliefs, parenting styles and practices.
A random stratified sampling was used (precision error = 0.03, significance level = 0.05), with 455 parents undergoing assessment. The incidence of psychological disorders was tested by Achenbach’s Child Behavior Checklist (Spanish adaptation). A custom scale made for this investigation was administered to assess parents’ beliefs, parental rules, contingencies applied in accordance with appropriate and inappropriate behaviors, sorts of reinforcers and punishers employed.
Data were analyzed with SPSS 12.0 statistical software. They include data on the incidence of psychological disorders during childhood and the frequency of some educational styles identified in the literature as risk factors. Additionally, the analysis of bivariate correlations (Pearson) between both data blocks yields a certain degree of correlation between them. Finally, results are discussed as compared to the findings of other epidemiological studies, as well as some patterns for prevention are presented. |
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| Getting Your Kids to Eat: A Modified Program Addressing Selective Eating in Children. |
| Domain: Applied Research |
| CHARMAINE BILL (ABA Supervisor) |
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| Abstract: Poor nutrition can have devastating effects on the health, education and social development of a child. Selective eating is where an individual will eliminate certain foods from their diet. In extreme cases the individual will only eat a small range of food. In a child, this situation is particularly dangerous and can result in malnutrition. This paper follows on from a presentation last year, which introduced a systematic and dynamic procedure, which has successfully increased the range of food consumed by several children with extremely restricted diets. The successful procedure has been adapted, so that other professionals and parents can carry out the program with minimum supervision. Additional data to be collected. |
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