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Behavioral community psychology: An introduction to the special issue
Author(s) -
Glenwick David S.,
Jason Leonard A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198404)12:2<103::aid-jcop2290120202>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - terminology , psychological intervention , community psychology , psychology , subject matter , intervention (counseling) , field (mathematics) , applied psychology , behavioural sciences , subject (documents) , focus (optics) , management science , engineering ethics , social psychology , psychotherapist , computer science , psychiatry , pedagogy , library science , engineering , philosophy , linguistics , physics , mathematics , pure mathematics , optics , curriculum
An overview of this special issue, and of behavioral community psychology, is provided, beginning with a summary of terminology and history. Five dimensions on which behavioral community interventions may be classified are then described: (a) subject matter/target behavior, (b) behavioral procedures used, (c) experimental design, (d) intervention level, and (e) time focus. The studies composing this special issue serve as illustrations of these dimensions. This is followed by a discussion of issues important in designing and implementing behavioral community projects. Finally, challenges facing the field are noted.