A preliminary evaluation of two behavioral skills training procedures for teaching abduction-prevention skills to schoolchildren.
Although child abduction is a low-rate event, it presents a serious threat to the safety of children. The victims of child abduction face the threat of physical and emotional injury, sexual abuse, and death. Previous research has shown that behavioral skills training (BST) is effective in teaching children abduction-prevention skills, although not all children learn the skills. This study compared BST only to BST with an added in situ training component to teach abduction-prevention skills in a small-group format to schoolchildren. Results showed that both programs were effective in teaching abduction-prevention skills. In addition, the scores for the group that received in situ training were significantly higher than scores for the group that received BST alone at the 3-month follow-up assessment.
Johnson
Brigitte M
BM
Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA.
Miltenberger
Raymond G
RG
Knudson
Peter
P
Egemo-Helm
Kristin
K
Kelso
Pamela
P
Jostad
Candice
C
Langley
Linda
L
D002648:Child; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011577:Psychodrama / Q000379:methods*; D012449:Safety; D012919:Social Behavior; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*