Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions ( IF 1.4 ) Pub Date : 2021-09-18 , DOI: 10.1177/10983007211042651 Rachelle N. Huntington 1 , Ilene S. Schwartz 2
The social validity of behavior intervention is rooted in consumer perception. This information is typically garnered through questionnaires and interviews conducted with relevant consumers such as teachers or caregivers. Often, the participants (i.e., the individuals with disabilities receiving the intervention) play less of a role in the assessment of social validity, despite their primary role in intervention. This study examines a procedure for including participants in the assessment of social validity, namely procedural acceptability. Three participants selected their preferred intervention in a paired stimulus preference assessment. Videos presented the intervention options, and participants’ preferred interventions were implemented. These interventions decreased target behavior(s) and increased on-task behavior for all participants. The article concludes with a discussion of implications for use of this procedure and considerations for including participants in social validity assessments.
中文翻译:
使用刺激偏好评估来确定参与者的程序可接受性
行为干预的社会效度植根于消费者的认知。这些信息通常是通过问卷调查和与相关消费者(如教师或护理人员)进行的访谈获得的。通常,参与者(即接受干预的残疾人)在社会效度评估中的作用较小,尽管他们在干预中起主要作用。本研究考察了将参与者纳入社会有效性评估的程序,即程序可接受性。三名参与者在配对刺激偏好评估中选择了他们喜欢的干预措施。视频介绍了干预选项,并实施了参与者首选的干预措施。这些干预措施减少了所有参与者的目标行为并增加了执行任务的行为。