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Overwijk, Annelies; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; van der Schans, Cees P.; Willems, Mariël; Hilgenkamp, Thessa I. M.; Waninge, Aly – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Behaviour change techniques (BCTs) can be employed to support a healthy lifestyle for people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of this study is to determine whether and which BCTs are used by direct support professionals (DSPs) for supporting healthy lifestyle behaviour of people with moderate to profound intellectual…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Change, Health Promotion, Moderate Intellectual Disability
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Bird, Carolyn; McClelland, Jacquelyn – Journal of Extension, 2010
For education to be effective, educators need to understand pertinent theories concerning behavior change and to apply them in programming. The study reported here sought to determine if the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) could be used to design, implement, and evaluate a brief educational session. Results show a significant increase in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change, Program Effectiveness
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Rose, John – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Anger resulting in Aggression can be a significant problem for some people with Intellectual Disabilities. Carers were asked to complete a provocation inventory and an attribution scale before and after a group cognitive behavioral intervention aimed for anger and at similar points in time for a waiting list control. When compared using an…
Descriptors: Intervention, Aggression, Mental Retardation, Psychological Patterns
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Lambie, Ian; Seymour, Fred; Popaduk, Tanya – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2012
A significant number of children and adolescents engage in deliberate fire setting, beyond the scope of curiosity and experimentation. Interventions developed to respond to the needs of such fire setters generally involve educational and/or psychosocial approaches. Research evaluating the effectiveness of these interventions is dominated by…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Recidivism, Intervention, Caregivers
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Evans, Ian M. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2010
Affective priming is a technique used in experimental psychology to investigate the organization of emotional schemata not fully available to conscious awareness. The presentation of stimuli (the prime) with strong positive emotional valence alters the accessibility of positive stimuli within the individual's emotionally encoded cognitive system.…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Caregivers, Behavior Modification, Child Behavior
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DeGarmo, David S.; Chamberlain, Patricia; Leve, Leslie D.; Price, Joe – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: The authors conduct a within intervention group analysis to test whether caregiver engagement (e.g., participation, homework completion, openness to ideas, apparent satisfaction) in a group-based intervention moderates risk factors for foster child outcomes in a state-supported randomized trial of caregiver parent training. Methods: The…
Descriptors: Homework, Behavior Problems, Intervention, Caregivers