Teaching Safety Skills to Children to Prevent Gun Play

Autor/inn/en	Himle, Michael B.; Miltenberger, Raymond G.; Flessner, Christopher; Gatheridge, Brian
Titel	Teaching Safety Skills to Children to Prevent Gun Play
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 37 (2004) 1, S.1 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-8855
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Safety Education; Weapons; Play; Young Children; Injuries; Skill Development; Behavior Development; Behavior Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sicherheitserziehung; Weapon; Waffe; Spiel; Frühe Kindheit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Research has shown that children often engage in gun play when they find a firearm and that this behavior is often involved in unintentional firearm injuries. Previous research has shown existing programs to be ineffective for teaching children safety skills to reduce gun play. This study examined the effectiveness of a behavioral skills training (BST) program supplemented with in situ training for teaching children safety skills to use when they find a gun (i.e., don't touch, leave the area, tell an adult). Eight 4- to 5-year-old children were trained and assessed in a naturalistic setting and in a generalized setting in a multiple baseline across subjects design. Results showed that 3 of the children performed the skills after receiving BST, whereas 5 of the children required supplemental in situ training. All children in the study learned to perform the skills when assessed in a naturalistic setting and when assessed in a generalization setting. Performance was maintained at 2- to 8-week follow-up assessments. (Author).
Anmerkungen	Department of Applied Behavioral Science, 1000 Sunnyside Ave., KU, Lawrence, KS 66045-2133. Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10