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Interventions for Transition-Related Challenging Behavior in Individuals with Disabilities: A Targeted Research
Ji Young Kim1, Vidhya Ravichandran2, Mariola Moeyaert3
1Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, USA.
Behavior Modification
|March 4, 2026
Summary
Challenging behaviors during transitions in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be reduced. Consequence-based interventions, without signaling stimuli, showed greater effectiveness in decreasing these behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Behavior analysis
- Developmental psychology
- Disability studies
Background:
- Transition-related challenging behavior is prevalent in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
- Unpredictability and negative incentive shifts are hypothesized to trigger these behaviors during activity changes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize research and conduct a meta-analysis on interventions aimed at reducing transition-related challenging behavior in individuals with IDD.
- To categorize interventions and evaluate their effectiveness.
Main Methods:
- A targeted research synthesis and multilevel meta-analysis of 19 experiments from 16 peer-reviewed behavior-analytic journals.
- Interventions were classified into those using signaling stimuli (e.g., visual schedules) and other procedures (e.g., differential reinforcement).
Main Results:
- Overall intervention effects were not statistically significant.
- Consequence-based interventions without signaling stimuli demonstrated a trend toward greater reductions in challenging behavior.
Conclusions:
- While not statistically significant, consequence-based interventions may be more effective for reducing transition challenges.
- Future research should explore intervention efficiency, generalization, and maintenance, potentially integrating signaling and consequence-based procedures.
Keywords:
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