The influence of antecedents events on behavior problems in childhood: reviewing concepts and applicability

Authors

  • Camila Carmo de Menezes Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Márcia Cristina Caserta Gon Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v15i2.21105

Keywords:

functional analysis, antecedent events, childhood behavioral problems

Abstract

 

Considering the increase of applied research held in other countries and the absence of Brazilian publications in Behavior Analysis relating antecedent events and childhood behavioral problems, this article aims to describe: (1) the antecedent processes in conceptual terms, according to B. F. Skinner and J. Michael and (2) the role that antecedent events can have in the analysis of behavioral problems. Three applied researches that have their focus of investigation on the relationship between the antecedent variables “parental attention” and “difficulty of the task” and the behavior of noncompliance are presented. The results of these researches demonstrate the manipulation of antecedents events as an efficient alternative that can contribute to reduce the use of aversive consequences in the control of noncompliance in childhood.


Keywords: functional analysis; antecedent events; childhood behavioral problems.

Author Biographies

Camila Carmo de Menezes, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Mestre em Análise do Comportamento pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Márcia Cristina Caserta Gon, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Doutora em Psicobiologia pela Universidade de São Paulo- FFCL/RP

Professora Associada do Departamento de Psicologia Geral e Análise do Comportamento da Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Docente do curso de Mestrado em Análise do Comportamento

 

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de Menezes, C. C., & Gon, M. C. C. (2011). The influence of antecedents events on behavior problems in childhood: reviewing concepts and applicability. Interação Em Psicologia, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v15i2.21105

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2011)

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