Matthew J. O'Brien, Alexander M. Pauls, Sara R. Jeglum, Carla N. Martinez-Perez, Christopher T. Franck, Ishita Aggarwal, Christopher A. Podlesnik
{"title":"Latency and persistence of renewal in an intensive outpatient clinic","authors":"Matthew J. O'Brien, Alexander M. Pauls, Sara R. Jeglum, Carla N. Martinez-Perez, Christopher T. Franck, Ishita Aggarwal, Christopher A. Podlesnik","doi":"10.1002/jaba.70071","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaba.70071","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Treatment durability can be compromised when challenging behavior recurs following context changes (i.e., renewal), yet the temporal features of lapses have not been well described in large clinical samples. We examined latency to onset and persistence of renewal to inform clinical monitoring and planning following context changes. Using a retrospective consecutive case series of 98 patients receiving intensive outpatient treatment for challenging behavior, we analyzed 749 context changes involving person, setting, and task variables. Renewal emerged quickly (<i>M</i> = 1–2 sessions), with half beginning in the first postchange session. Persistence was often brief (49.74% resolved within one session), whereas 32.28% persisted for three or more sessions and 12.17% for five or more. Latency and persistence did not differ meaningfully across context-change types. Latency was not systematically associated with magnitude or persistence, whereas greater renewal magnitude predicted prolonged persistence. Results support extended monitoring and high-fidelity implementation following context changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":14983,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied behavior analysis","volume":"59 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaba.70071","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148345237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of varied versus constant high-probability instructional sequences on cooperation","authors":"Alyssa Lemons, David A. Wilder","doi":"10.1002/jaba.70073","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaba.70073","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We examined the effects of varied versus constant high-probability (high-p) instructional sequences on cooperation with a low-probability (low-p) task. Three children diagnosed with autism participated. We first conducted an instruction identification phase to verify high-p and low-p instructions and then compared varied-to-constant high-p instructional sequences to improve cooperation with low-p instructions using reversal designs. The results of the study show that the varied high-p instructional sequence was more efficacious to increase cooperation with low-p instructions for one participant and that the varied and constant high-p instructional sequences were equally efficacious for the other two participants. We discuss the implications of these results for the use of the high-p instructional sequence in practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":14983,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied behavior analysis","volume":"59 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148295099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily W. Dowling, Kimberly N. Sloman, Kacie M. McGarry, Carla N. Martinez-Perez
{"title":"Relations between heart rate and precursors: A replication and extension of prior research","authors":"Emily W. Dowling, Kimberly N. Sloman, Kacie M. McGarry, Carla N. Martinez-Perez","doi":"10.1002/jaba.70072","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaba.70072","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Previous research on the relation between heart rate patterns and severe behavior has yielded mixed findings. Specifically, some studies have identified distinct heart rate patterns surrounding challenging behavior, whereas others have found it to be an unreliable predictor. Notably, the relation between heart rate and precursors remains largely unexplored. It remains unclear whether changes in heart rate surrounding severe behavior are due to physical exertion or physiological arousal. The purpose of the current study was to (a) replicate Fritz et al. (2013) to identify precursors to aggression, (b) replicate and extend the methodology of McCabe and Greer (2023) by comparing heart rate surrounding precursors to differing levels of motor activity, and (c) examine the relations between heart rate and precursors to aggression during a precursor functional analysis. Results were idiosyncratic across participants when analyzing heart rate before and after precursors.</p>","PeriodicalId":14983,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied behavior analysis","volume":"59 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148277215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to “Comparing interteaching and discussion forums in an asynchronous online classroom: A replication”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/jaba.70063","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaba.70063","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 <span>Shaw, S. K. G.</span>, <span>Posey, J. L.</span>, <span>Zane, T.</span>, <span>Putnam, R. F.</span>, <span>Shillingsburg, A.</span>, & <span>Weiss, M. J.</span> (<span>2026</span>). <span>Comparing interteaching and discussion forums in an asynchronous online classroom: A replication</span>. <i>Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis</i>, <span>59</span>(<span>2</span>), e70060. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.70060\u0000 </p><p>A version of this article was published before final corrections were implemented. For clarity, Figures 1-3 should have been replaced and the CRediT statement removed before publication. These changes have been made to the article.</p><p>We apologize for the errors.</p>","PeriodicalId":14983,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied behavior analysis","volume":"59 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jaba.70063","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147722775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albert Malkin, Mark J. Rzeszutek, Aly Moscovitz, Kristina Axenova, Erin Walker, Amanpreet Randhawa, Karl F. Gunnarsson
{"title":"A functional approach to social media assessment: Initial psychometric evaluation of the Social Media Use Functional Assessment","authors":"Albert Malkin, Mark J. Rzeszutek, Aly Moscovitz, Kristina Axenova, Erin Walker, Amanpreet Randhawa, Karl F. Gunnarsson","doi":"10.1002/jaba.70062","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jaba.70062","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To establish a behavioral framework for understanding social media use, we assessed the validity of the Social Media Use Functional Assessment (SMUFA), a survey instrument assessing functional categories of use (i.e., attention, escape, sensory, and tangible). Participants included 357 university students. We conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and after reducing items, a three-factor model (attention, escape, and sensory and tangible) identified a good fit. We also examined associations between the SMUFA and two other established social media scales. Total SMUFA scores generally correlated with the Social Media Disorder Scale (<i>r</i> = .48) and the Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (<i>r</i> = .66) and had a weaker correlation with the Social Media Engagement Questionnaire (<i>r</i> = .31). Practical and conceptual issues related to assessing problematic social media use are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":14983,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied behavior analysis","volume":"59 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13082183/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147690472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}