Baseline Measurement of Running Away Among Youth in Foster Care

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dc.contributor.authorWitherup, Luanne R.
dc.contributor.authorVollmer, Timothy R.
dc.contributor.authorVan Camp, Carole M.
dc.contributor.authorGoh, Han-Leong
dc.contributor.authorBorrero, John C.
dc.contributor.authorMayfield, Kristin
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-17T18:28:07Z
dc.date.available2020-04-17T18:28:07Z
dc.date.issued2008-08
dc.description.abstractThe current study evaluated the use of various behavioral measures of running away with regard to (a) the differential utility of interval- versus event-based measures, (b) the differential utility of rate versus duration measures, (c) the utility of correcting for occurrence opportunity, and (d) the influence of unit of analysis (i.e., single-subject vs. grouped data). Seven different baseline measures were calculated for 84 runaways, and a unit-size analysis was conducted by constructing groups of various sizes from the original sample. An expert panel evaluated the suitability of the baseline measures for treatment evaluation. Results demonstrate the utility of evaluating duration-based measures and correcting for occurrence opportunity. Results also indicate that single-subject baselines may often be unacceptable for treatment evaluations, regardless of the type of measure selected for use.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2521865/en_US
dc.format.extent14 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2uvn8-q5vm
dc.identifier.citationWitherup, Luanne R.; Vollmer, Timothy R.; Van Camp, Carole M.; Goh, Han-Leong; Borrero, John C.; Mayfield, Kristin; Baseline Measurement of Running Away Among Youth in Foster Care; Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 41(3): 305–318 (2008); https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2521865/en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1901%2Fjaba.2008.41-305
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/18126
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWiley Online Libraryen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Psychology Department Collection
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dc.subjectbaseline measuresen_US
dc.subjectfoster careen_US
dc.subjectrunning awayen_US
dc.titleBaseline Measurement of Running Away Among Youth in Foster Careen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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