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Situation specificity in attention-seeking problem behavior. A case study

J C Taylor1, L A Sisson, J L McKelvey

  • 1Devereux Foundation, Devon, PA 19333.

Behavior Modification
|October 1, 1993
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Problem behavior is not always triggered by low adult attention. Specific situations, like an adult speaking to another adult, were more likely to evoke attention-seeking behavior in an adolescent. This finding informs targeted interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral Psychology
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Previous research on attention-seeking problem behavior often assumes general low adult attention triggers misbehavior.
  • Detailed analyses examining specific low-attention contexts are lacking.

Observation:

  • A case study investigated an adolescent's problem behavior across various low adult attention scenarios.
  • Functional analyses systematically manipulated attention and task demands.

Findings:

  • Low adult attention generally evoked problem behavior.
  • Problem behavior specifically occurred when an adult attended to another adult, but not when attending to another child.

Implications:

  • Context-specific functional analyses are crucial for understanding problem behavior.

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  • Interventions should be tailored to the precise environmental triggers of misbehavior.