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Factors contributing to preservice teachers' management of children's problem behaviors
Author(s) -
Cunningham Bruce,
Sugawara Alan
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198910)26:4<370::aid-pits2310260408>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , behavior management , developmental psychology , behavior change , social psychology , applied psychology , mathematics education , neuroscience
The purpose of this study was to assess factors that contribute to preservice teachers' choice of a helping or a restrictive strategy to manage social immaturity and social defiance behaviors among children. Levels of tolerance, opinions as to the causes of behavior, perceptions of adverse effects or costs of problem behaviors, and choice of strategy were measured in response to hypothetical samples of problem behavior. Regression analyses indicated that the costs of problem behavior significantly predicted the type of strategy that would be chosen. Training preservice teachers to manage these costs was the main implication for teacher training programs.