ERIC Number: EJ1373847
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
EISSN: EISSN-1938-3703
Evaluating Caregivers Arrangement of Infant Sleeping Environments in the Home
Mery, Jacqueline N.; Day-Watkins, Jessica; Schnell, Lauren K.; Vladescu, Jason C.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v56 n2 p483-493 Spr 2023
Sleep-related infant deaths are one of the top causes of infant mortality in the United States. A few behavior analytic studies have examined behavioral skills training to teach adults to arrange safe infant sleeping environments. These studies were conducted in an analogue environment, and no data were collected outside the training setting. The purpose of the current study was to replicate and extend the extant literature. We taught caregivers to arrange safe infant sleeping environments in a community-based organization. Thereafter, we assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of a technology-based contingency management procedure to examine caregivers' adherence with arrangement of a safe sleeping environment for their newborns across a 2-week period. As in previous studies, behavioral skills training resulted in positive outcomes, and follow-up data suggested that the technology-based contingency management procedure may be a promising approach to promoting adherence with infant sleeping environment recommendations.
Descriptors: Sleep, Infants, Family Environment, Community Education, Caregiver Training, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Compliance (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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