ERIC Number: EJ1469437
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Apr
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
EISSN: EISSN-1938-3703
Available Date: 2025-04-11
A Scoping Review of Consecutive Controlled Case Series Studies
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v58 n2 p270-286 2025
We conducted a scoping review on the consecutive controlled case series (CCCS) methodology (Hagopian, 2020). The CCCS is an approach to studying functional relations across a series of consecutive cases that share common features. We identified and reviewed 76 studies that used CCCS methodology. Most of these (a) were retrospective CCCS studies that incorporated most of the CCCS elements that were identified by Hagopian (2020), (b) involved child participants with autism spectrum disorder or an intellectual disability, and (c) evaluated the assessment and treatment of challenging behavior within specialized clinical settings. The sample sizes ranged from 3 to 269 participants, with a median of 20 participants. We discuss current trends, gaps in the literature, and implications for statements of the generality of behavioral procedures.
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Case Studies, Research Design, Children, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems, Sample Size, Trend Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R21HD11388101; 1R21HD1379401A1
Author Affiliations: 1Severe Behavior Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center's Munroe-Meyer Institute, Omaha, NE, USA; 2Department of Human Development and Child Studies, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA; 3Oakland University Center for Autism, Rochester, MI, USA; 4Children's Specialized HospitalāRutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services, Somerset, NJ, USA; 5Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; 6Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA