Baseline Measurement of Running Away among Youth in Foster Care

Autor/inn/en	Witherup, Luanne R.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Van Camp, Carole M.; Goh, Han-Leong; Borrero, John C.; Mayfield, Kristin
Titel	Baseline Measurement of Running Away among Youth in Foster Care
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41 (2008) 3, S.305-318 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Foster Care; Behavior Problems; Evaluation Methods; Adolescents; Data Analysis; Behavioral Science Research; Behavior Patterns; Florida + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pflegehilfe; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Auswertung
Abstract	The current study evaluated the use of various behavioral measures of running away with regard to (a) the differential utility of interval- versus event-based measures, (b) the differential utility of rate versus duration measures, (c) the utility of correcting for occurrence opportunity, and (d) the influence of unit of analysis (i.e., single-subject vs. grouped data). Seven different baseline measures were calculated for 84 runaways, and a unit-size analysis was conducted by constructing groups of various sizes from the original sample. An expert panel evaluated the suitability of the baseline measures for treatment evaluation. Results demonstrate the utility of evaluating duration-based measures and correcting for occurrence opportunity. Results also indicate that single-subject baselines may often be unacceptable for treatment evaluations, regardless of the type of measure selected for use. (Contains 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10