Faculty Articles
The Effects of Delayed Rewards, Tokens, and Stimulant Medication on Sportsmanlike Behavior with ADHD-Diagnosed Children.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Behavior Modification
ISSN
0145-4455
Publication Date
4-2002
Abstract
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
Volume
26
Issue
2
First Page
148
Last Page
162
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
