TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Promoting automobile safety belt use by young children
JO  - Journal of applied behavior analysis
A1  - Sowers-Hoag, K. M.
A1  - Thyer, B. A.
A1  - Bailey, J. S.
SP  - 133
EP  - 138
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - A program using behavioral practice, assertiveness training, and social and contrived reinforcers was developed to establish and maintain automobile safety belt use by young children. Sixteen children (ages 4.8 to 7 years) who never used their safety belts during a 5-day preexperimental observation period were randomly assigned to two groups of eight each. A multiple baseline design across groups was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program. During the 8-day baseline period for Group 1, no children used their safety belts when unobtrusively observed while being driven from school. During the 26-day intervention period, the children were buckled up on 96% of the observations. Follow-up probes conducted 2-3 months after program discontinuance found safety belt use to range from 86% to 100%. For Group 2, the 14-day baseline safety belt use averaged 6% and increased to a mean of 81% during the 20-day training and maintenance program. Follow-up probes 2-3 months later found safety belt use to occur during 75% to 96% of the observations. Parent questionnaires indicated the generalizability and social validity of the program.
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SN  - 0021-8855
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -