The Effects of Delayed Rewards, Tokens, and Stimulant Medication on Sportsmanlike Behavior with ADHD-Diagnosed Children.

Author(s)

David Reitman, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Stephen D. A. Hupp, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
John Northup, Louisiana State University Law Center
Patrick M. O'Callaghan, Louisiana State University Law Center
Monique LeBlanc

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2002

Publication Title

Behavior Modification

Volume

26

Issue/Number

2

First Page

148

ISSN

0145-4455

Last Page

162

Abstract/Excerpt

Five children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder participated in a summer program designed to evaluate behavioral and pharmacological treatments in a recreational setting. The effect of a contingency for increased sportsmanlike behavior, with and without the use of tokens, was examined during kickball games. The influence of stimulant medication was also examined for 3 of the children. A multiple-baseline, reversal design revealed that a delayed reward condition did not increase sportsmanlike behavior, whereas the addition of tokens (and praise) to the delayed reward increased sportsmanlike behavior for all 5 participants. Stimulant medication appeared to have very little influence on sportsmanlike behavior. Future directions for behavioral social skills interventions using a sports skills model are also discussed.

DOI

10.1177/0145445502026002002

NSUWorks Citation

Reitman, D., Hupp, S. D., Northup, J., O'Callaghan, P. M., LeBlanc, M. (2002). The Effects of Delayed Rewards, Tokens, and Stimulant Medication on Sportsmanlike Behavior with ADHD-Diagnosed Children.. Behavior Modification, 26(2), 148-162.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/180