A PARENT‐ADMINISTERED PROGRAM TO REDUCE CHILDREN'S TELEVISION VIEWING

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis - Tập 17 Số 2 - Trang 267-272 - 1984
David A. Wolfe1, Maria Gentil Berger Corrêa Mendes1, David C. Factor1
1UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO AND THISTLETOWN REGIONAL CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Tóm tắt

A parent‐administered program to reduce television viewing of primary school‐aged children was tested on two boys and three girls from three different families who were heavy viewers of television. Children were given 20 unearned tokens each week by their parents, which they could exchange for up to 10 hours of viewing time. The child earned a gold token for viewing in accordance with the rules for 4 consecutive weeks, which was exchanged for a reward. Parents were given instructions to follow the program independently. Data on hours of television viewing, homework, and reading were recorded each day by one or both parents. A multiple‐baseline analysis of the effects of the TV reduction program indicated that children reduced their baseline television viewing by more than half once the program was implemented, and continued to maintain these changes 6 months and 1 year after the program was discontinued. Reading time increased for all children whereas effects on homework varied across children. The results support the effectiveness of a parent‐administered program for nonbehavior problem children who watch excessive amounts of television.

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Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Tập 17 Số 2

267-272

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