Using guided compliance versus time out to promote child compliance: a preliminary comparative analysis in an analogue context
B L Handen1, J M Parrish, T J McClung
1University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA.
Research in Developmental Disabilities
|January 1, 1992
Insights
Time out was more effective than guided compliance in increasing children's adherence to adult requests. This finding is crucial for child behavior management strategies in clinical settings.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Behavioral Science
- Clinical Child Psychology
Background:
- Children referred to child management clinics often display noncompliance with adult directives.
- Understanding effective interventions for child noncompliance is critical for clinical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the efficacy of guided compliance and time out in enhancing child adherence to adult requests.
- To identify the more effective behavioral intervention for promoting compliance in referred children.
Main Methods:
- A counterbalanced ABAC design was employed to evaluate two interventions.
- The study assessed the relative effectiveness of guided compliance versus time out.
- Child adherence to adult requests was the primary outcome measure.
Main Results:
- Time out interventions resulted in greater increases in percentage compliance for four out of five participating children.
- Guided compliance showed less impact on overall child adherence compared to time out.
Conclusions:
- Time out appears to be a more effective strategy than guided compliance for improving adherence in children presenting with noncompliance issues.
- Findings support the use of time out as a primary intervention in child management clinics for behavioral compliance.
Abstract:
Children referred to child management clinics frequently exhibit noncompliance with adult requests. Using a counterbalanced ABAC design, the authors examined the relative efficacy of guided compliance versus time out as a method of promoting child adherence to adult requests. Time out effected larger increases in percentage compliance among four of five participating children.
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