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Use of a structured descriptive assessment methodology to identify variables affecting problem behavior.

Cynthia M Anderson1, Ethan S Long

  • 1Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-6040, USA. cindy.anderson@mail.wvu.edu

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
|July 10, 2002
PubMed
Summary

The structured descriptive assessment (SDA) effectively identifies factors causing problem behavior in children. Interventions derived from SDA led to significant behavior reductions, validating its use in natural settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Functional assessment is crucial for understanding and treating problem behavior.
  • Traditional functional analyses can be time-consuming and may not generalize to natural settings.
  • The structured descriptive assessment (SDA) offers an alternative methodology.

Observation:

  • The SDA involves systematic manipulation of antecedent variables in the individual's natural environment.
  • Consequences are left to vary naturally during the SDA.
  • This method was compared to traditional analogue functional analysis.

Findings:

  • For 3 out of 4 children, the SDA yielded similar hypotheses regarding the maintaining variables of problem behavior compared to analogue functional analysis.

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  • Interventions designed based on SDA results were implemented.
  • These interventions resulted in significant reductions in problem behavior rates.

    • Implications:

    • The SDA is a viable and potentially more efficient method for functional behavior assessment.
    • Findings support the use of SDA in identifying variables that maintain problem behavior in naturalistic settings.
    • This methodology can inform effective, individualized behavior intervention strategies.