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1	Measuring indices of happiness in a parent-training program. Ewing, Sarah A. 05 1900 (has links) Behavior analysts have long recognized the need for direct and reliable measurement of complex behaviors that are important to society. Recently investigators have approached one of the singular most complex behaviors: happiness. Limited research, however, has explored happiness in parent-training programs with children with autism and their families. The current study applied the definitions and data systems used in Broome's 2007 study to obtain indices of happiness within a parent training program for parents of toddlers with autism. Direct measures of smiles and laughs were collected from videotaped assessments. Results suggest that the program increased behaviors associated with happiness. Results are discussed in terms of program development and future research. Indices of happiness parent training toddlers autism Happiness. Parenting -- Study and teaching.
2	Comparing Indices of Happiness during Teaching Interactions Anderson, Claire Therese 05 1900 (has links) The measurement of happiness has received increasing attention in behavior analytic literature. Happiness in individuals with developmental disabilities has been assessed by 1) counting a specific behavior, or 2) sampling constellations of behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the two approaches while observing nine child and teacher dyads at an autism treatment center. Results showed that, overall, a constellation of behaviors can yield similar patterns when compared to a specific behavior count. However, the affect of one person did not predict the affect of the other and similar instructional conditions did not predict affect either. The implications of these results and future directions are discussed. Indices of happiness affect during interactions autism children Teaching. Happiness. Autistic children -- Education.
3	The Development of a Three Minute Realtime Sampling Method to Measure Social Harmony during Interactions between Parents and their Toddlers with Autism Cunningham, Isabel L. 08 1900 (has links) Training parents of a child with autism to increase the frequency of their child's social behavior may improve the quality of parent-child interactions. The purpose of this methodological study was to develop a direct observation method for rapidly sampling social harmony between parents and their toddlers with autism during parent training interactions. The current study used a pre and post probe design, with benchmark comparisons to test the discriminability of the measurement protocol across two sets of data. The first set of data came from pre and post training videos from a parent training program for children with a diagnosis of autism or at risk for a diagnosis. The second set of data came from videos of typically developing toddlers and their parents. The results of the study show that the measurement system differentiated in the level of harmonious engagement between the benchmark sample and the sample including children diagnosed with autism. The results are discussed in the context of future directions and the utility of the measurement system for behavior analytic practices in parent training and other settings where rapport and complex interactional behaviors are an intervention priority. social engagement measurement behavior analysis applied behavior analysis autism harmonious engagement methodological study parent-child interaction parent-child engagement benchmark parent-toddler interaction parent-toddler engagement synchronous engagement joint engagement joint attention parent training Sunny Starts family connections project indices of happiness affect responsiveness caregiver responsiveness operational definition measurement system rapport relationship quality parent-child social engagement social dance early intensive behavioral intervention interobserver agreement Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, Developmental Education, Special Parents of autistic children. Parent and child.

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