1. The Child Outcomes of a Behavior Model.
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NELSON, J. RON, HURLEY, KRISTIN DUPPONG, SYNHORST, LORI, EPSTEIN, MICHAEL H., STAGE, SCOTT, and BUCKLEY, JACQUELYN
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BEHAVIOR disorders in children , *THERAPEUTICS , *MATHEMATICAL models of human behavior , *EMOTIONAL problems of children , *CHILD psychology , *CHILD psychopathology , *PATHOLOGICAL psychology , *OPERANT behavior - Abstract
Within 3-tier behavioral models, universal interventions are expected to prevent the onset of problem behavior in a majority of children altogether and to sustain improvements in child outcomes by the selected and indicated interventions. A cohort longitudinal design was used to assess the extent to which a 3-tier model achieves these expected outcomes. The respective universal, selected, and indicated interventions included Behavior and Academic Support and Enhancement, First Step to Success, and MultiSystemic Therapy. A total of 407 children in Grades K-3 from 1 of 4 longitudinal cohorts participated. The results of 2-level linear growth analyses indicate that the 3-tier behavior model achieved the anticipated outcomes with respect to social behavior. The results, limitations, and implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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