Title

Contingency analysis of caregiver behavior: Implications for parent training and future directions

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Department

Psychology

ISSN

0021-8855

Volume

48

Issue

2

DOI

10.1002/jaba.206

First Page

417

Last Page

435

Publication Date

Summer 7-1-2015

Abstract

Parent training is often a required component of effective treatment for a variety of common childhood problems. Although behavior analysts have developed several effective parent‐training technologies, we know little about the contingencies that affect parent behavior. Child behavior is one source of control for parent behavior that likely contributes to the development of childhood problems and outcomes of parent training. We reviewed the evidence supporting child behavior as controlling antecedents and consequences for parent behavior. The implications for parent training are discussed, and recommendations for future research are suggested.

Comments

A previous version of this article was submitted by the first author in partial fulfillment of requirements for a doctoral degree at Western New England University. We thank Jason Bourret, Gregory Hanley, and Amanda Karsten for their expert feedback on earlier versions of this manuscript.

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS