Michelle Beaulieu, Matthew P. Normand, Raymond G. Miltenberger
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Abstract
Goal setting is a component of many behavior-change interventions, with the Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound (SMART) goal-setting method being a commonly used strategy. The current study used a multiple-baseline across participants design to evaluate the efficacy of behavioral skills training (BST) to teach individuals to set health-related SMART goals in response to multiple hypothetical health scenarios. Participant attempts at goal setting were scored according to a task analysis encompassing each major element of SMART goals. Goal-setting performance noticeably improved following an average of 1.25 h of BST, and participants rated the intervention and outcomes favorably.
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Behavioral Interventions aims to report research and practice involving the utilization of behavioral techniques in the treatment, education, assessment and training of students, clients or patients, as well as training techniques used with staff. Behavioral Interventions publishes: (1) research articles, (2) brief reports (a short report of an innovative technique or intervention that may be less rigorous than a research report), (3) topical literature reviews and discussion articles, (4) book reviews.