Review of Behavior Change: Methodology, Concepts, and Practice. The Fourth Banff International Conference on Behavior Modification.

1973 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 563-563
Author(s):  
IRWIN G. SARASON
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
International Conference

Goal achievement and adaptive goal adjustment in a behavioral intervention for participants with prediabetes

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910532092515
Author(s):  
Maija Huttunen-Lenz ◽  
Sylvia Hansen ◽  
Pia Siig Vestentoft ◽  
Thomas Meinert Larsen ◽  
Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Behavioral Intervention ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
Goal Achievement ◽  
Group Program ◽  
Goal Adjustment ◽  
Intervention Goal ◽  
Maintain Weight Loss ◽  
Modification Intervention

Participants with prediabetes were supported to achieve and maintain weight loss with a stage-based behavior change group program named PREview behavior Modification Intervention Toolbox (PREMIT). The tendency to engage in a process of goal adjustment was examined in relation to PREMIT attendance. Analyses were based on 1857 participants who had achieved ⩾8percent weight loss. Tendency to engage in a process of goal adjustment appeared not to be influenced by PREMIT attendance. Instead, results suggested that when unsure about reaching an intervention goal, participants were more likely to engage in a process of goal adjustment, possibly lessening distress due to potentially unachievable goals, either weight loss or maintenance.

scholarly journals Triadic Model - Dynamics of Behavior Change

1984 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
R Tharp ◽  
R Wetzel
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Contingency Management ◽  
Academic Press ◽  
Basic Technique ◽  
Model Dynamics ◽  
Principles Of Learning ◽  
Present Section ◽  
Desirable Behavior

Summary: In the present section, we have suggested a model by which the principles of learning may be systemati­cally applied to the natural environment. The basic technique is contingency management; that is to say, a positively reinforcing event must follow desirable behavior, and must not follow undesirable behavior. A positively reinforcing event is defined as that outcome in which the resolved sign of all sources of reinforcement is + . The task of the consultant is to select mediators and behaviors which will maximize the posi­tive resolution. The task can be facilitated by attending to the role positions and the specific available reinforcers for each individual in the chain. Each individual in the chain must attend to the primary task of modifying the behavior of the next individual in the chain, not the target's behavior. That behavior should be chosen for the next individual, which will then ultimately maximize the behavior correction of the target. [Reprinted from <i>Behavior Modification in the Natural Environment,</i> Academic Press, 1969]

Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Family Compliance and Behavior Change in a Childhood Obesity Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 582-591
Author(s):  
Michelle Pannor Silver ◽  
Shawna M. Cronin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Family Based ◽  
And Behavior

Background. Evidence suggests that children and adolescents growing up in low-income families and those with underrepresented ethnocultural backgrounds tend to have high prevalence rates of obesity and more difficulty adhering to childhood obesity interventions. However, less is known about how intergenerational, family-based approaches to lifestyle interventions for childhood obesity support sustained behavior change. Aims. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of health care providers regarding family adherence and behavior change in a childhood obesity program that served ethnoculturally diverse and low-income families. Method. Semistructured in-person interviews were conducted with 18 providers at one of three hospitals participating in a Canadian family-based childhood obesity program. Data were thematically analyzed using a constant comparative approach. Results. The following key themes emerged as challenges from the provider’s perspective for family adherence and behavior modification in the childhood obesity program: divergent views about obesity, complicated lives and logistical priorities, parental role modeling, and intergenerational tensions. Discussion and Conclusion. This examination of providers’ perspectives on family adherence and behavior modification relevant to the management of childhood obesity highlight the importance of tailoring childhood obesity programs to the complex and diverse needs of families from diverse backgrounds. Recommendations include methods of service delivery that address logistical challenges and are better suited to extended families, particularly grandparents.

Articulatory Intervention for the Visually Impaired

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Cheri L. Florance ◽  
Judith O’Keefe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
School Students ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Paired Stimuli ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Parent Program

A modification of the Paired-Stimuli Parent Program (Florance, 1977) was adapted for the treatment of articulatory errors of visually handicapped children. Blind high school students served as clinical aides. A discussion of treatment methodology, and the results of administrating the program to 32 children, including a two-year follow-up evaluation to measure permanence of behavior change, is presented.

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