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Date of Award
1989
Document Type
Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Esther Cohen
First Committee Member
Martin T. Gipson
Second Committee Member
Kenneth L. Beauchamp
Abstract
Clinical intervention with behavior problem children has traditionally focused on the ways in which parents modify the behavior of their children. This study examined this unidirectional approach in reverse, by investigating the effects of children's behavior on their parents. In a laboratory setting 18 boys, aged 8-12 years old, interacted with their mothers in a structured and unstructured task situation. I taught the children in the experimental group (n = 9) to maintain eye contact and smile while speaking, say thank you, avoid provocation, and ask for help and feedback. Unfortunately, the training failed to reliably carry over to the task sessions with the mothers. But, children in the experimental group exhibited significantly less noncompliance and negative interaction than children in the control group. Parents of children in the experimental group exhibited significantly less noncompliance and negative verbal and behavioral contact than control group parents.
Pages
81
Recommended Citation
Goldstein, Avery E.. (1989). The effects of child behavior on parent behavior. University of the Pacific, Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3463
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