Inappropriate mealtime behavior was maintained by escape and attention¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? A functional analysis indicated the participant's inappropriate behavior was maintained by both escape and attention. → Groff 2011

Evidence¶

Groff 2011¶

Groff, R. A., Piazza, C. C., Zeleny, J. R., & Dempsey, J. R. (2011). Spoon-to-cup fading as treatment for cup drinking in a child with intestinal failure. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 44, 949–954. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2011.44-949

q2 · i? · the article prints no effect size for this finding · causal · r1

Functional analysis with escape, attention, and control conditions conducted as part of the day-treatment assessment. The article reports "Jake’s inappropriate behavior was maintained by escape and attention," which informed the attention and escape baseline and extinction treatment.

"The functional analysis indicated that Jake’s inappropriate behavior was maintained by escape and attention (data available from the second author)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• FBA-based interventions show potentially positive effects on school engagement for children identified with or at risk for an emotional disturbance — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Cup-drinking gains were maintained at a 1-year caregiver-conducted follow-up — related
• Extinction increased spoon acceptance but cup mouth clean remained low before fading — related
• Spoon-to-cup fading increased acceptance and mouth clean during cup drinking in a child with intestinal failure — related