ABSTRACT
A social skills plus relaxation training (SSRT) program was developed using direct training, relaxation training, and reinforcement principles. The aim was to examine the effectiveness of SSRT on increasing the frequency of three target behaviors for one 8-year-old, student classified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A multiple-baseline across behaviors design was used to evaluate the effects of SSRT. During baseline, intervention, and maintenance sessions the student's responses were videotaped and then subsequently viewed and coded after the session. During intervention, the student's correct responses for the targeted social skills increased and were maintained 17 weeks after SSRT ended. This study adds support for the use of this SSRT program in a school setting with children who have ASD.
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Autism Spectrum Disorder/rehabilitation , Reinforcement, Psychology , Relaxation Therapy/methods , Social Skills , Autism Spectrum Disorder/psychology , Child , Female , Humans , School Health Services , SchoolsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the contribution of social support and social norms to exercise behavior. METHODS: A sample of 363 college students completed a questionnaire that assessed social support and social negativity from friends, descriptive and injunctive social norms related to friends, perceived behavioral control, attitude, intention, and leisure-time exercise. RESULTS: Esteem social support was the strongest predictor of total and strenuous leisure-time exercise (P < .001), and descriptive norm was a significant (P < .01 predictor of strenuous leisure-time exercise. CONCLUSION: Social support and social norms contribute independently to our understanding of variation in the frequency of strenuous leisure-time exercise.
