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A PARENT ADVICE PACKAGE FOR FAMILY SHOPPING TRIPS: DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION 1
Author(s) -
Clark Hewitt B.,
Greene Brandon F.,
Macrae John W.,
McNees M. Patrick,
Davis Jerry L.,
Risley Todd R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1977.10-605
Subject(s) - advice (programming) , trips architecture , psychology , usable , medical education , applied psychology , advertising , multimedia , medicine , computer science , business , engineering , transport engineering , programming language
This article reports on the primary steps in the development of parent advice for popular dissemination: (a) developing advice for one specific problem situation, family shopping trips; (b) testing the advice program for benefit to children and convenience to adults; and (c) packaging the advice so it can be used successfully by interested parents. Systematic observation of 12 families using the written advice package on shopping trips revealed its effectiveness in reducing child disruptions and increasing positive interactions between parents and children. These findings, along with interview information from families, showed that the package is usable, effective, and popular with both parents and children, and thus is ready for dissemination to a wide audience of parents—a step that in itself should involve research and evaluation.