Training Mothers in Contingency Management of School-Related Behavior

Joel Goldberg; Michael Merbaum; Tamar Even; Phillip Getz; Marilyn P. Safir

doi:10.1080/00221309.1981.9921015

Training Mothers in Contingency Management of School-Related Behavior

Joel Goldberg, Michael Merbaum, Tamar Even, Phillip Getz, Marilyn P. Safir

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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of training mothers in operant conditioning techniques in comparison with other treatment procedures in improving the quantity of homework behavior. Forty-four boys and girls in grades 3 and 4 of two Israeli schools and their mothers participated in the program. Four treatment groups were compared: Operant—direct contingent intervention; Psychotherapy—indirect noncontingent intervention; Feedback; and Control. The Operant group was significantly more successful than the other groups in facilitating both quantity and quality of homework behavior. In addition, the Feedback group also showed improvement in homework behavior. These data provide support for the usefulness of training mothers within a group setting as behavioral managers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-12
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of General Psychology
Volume	104
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.1981.9921015
State	Published - Jan 1981

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Gender Studies
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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