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Teaching self-protection to children using television techniques
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This study compared the effectiveness of a videotape training program with other methods of teaching children self‐protection to prevent child abduction. Subjects were kindergarten and first‐grade students. Four experimental conditions were presented: videotape with behavior rehearsal, videotape only, a standard safety program, and no training. Acquisition of self‐protective behaviors was measured at posttraining and follow‐up by having confederate adults entice the children near their schools and homes. Results revealed that the videotape program with behavior rehearsal was highly effective in teaching children safe responses to potential abductors. The standard safety program was effective with fewer than half of the children. Three fourths of the children who received no training immediately agreed to go with the confederate suspects. The videotape program can be easily used with groups of young children in a classroom setting.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Poche, C., Yoder, P., & Miltenberger, R.
- Affiliations
- Western Michigan University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Poche, Cheryl
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1988-09
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 253-261
- ISSN
- 0021-8855 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-3703
- PMC
- PMC1286121
- OpenAlex
- W2083116907
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 1.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Education, Safety, and Science Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Keywords
- child abduction prevention, self-protection, safety training, behavior rehearsal, kindergarten children, first grade students, child safety
- MeSH terms
- Accident Prevention, Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Education, Humans, Male, Safety, Television, Videotape Recording
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