Applied Behavioral Science: Recent submissions
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Neural synchronization deficits linked to cortical hyper-excitability and auditory hypersensitivity in fragile X syndrome
(BMC, 2017-06-07)Background Studies in the fmr1 KO mouse demonstrate hyper-excitability and increased high-frequency neuronal activity in sensory cortex. These abnormalities may contribute to prominent and distressing sensory hypersensitivities ... -
A resting EEG study of neocortical hyperexcitability and altered functional connectivity in fragile X syndrome
(BMC, 2017-03-14)Background Cortical hyperexcitability due to abnormal fast-spiking inhibitory interneuron function has been documented in fmr1 KO mice, a mouse model of the fragile X syndrome which is the most common single gene cause ... -
Self-Reported Time in Bed and Sleep Quality in Association with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in School-Age Youth
(Springer Verlag, 2016-07-22)This study investigated the relationship between self-reported time in bed and sleep quality in association with self-reported internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a sample of 285 elementary school students (52% ... -
Sunk costs, psychological symptomology, and help seeking
(SpringerOpen, 2016)Individuals often allow prior investments of time, money or effort to influence their current behavior. A tendency to allow previous investments to impact further investment, referred to as the sunk-cost fallacy, may be ... -
Substance Use as a Longitudinal Predictor of the Perpetration of Teen Dating Violence
(Springer Verlag, 2013-04)The prevention of teen dating violence is a major public health priority. However, the dearth of longitudinal studies makes it difficult to develop programs that effectively target salient risk factors. Using a school-based ... -
The Association Between Problematic Parental Substance Use and Adolescent Substance Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of 9th and 10th Graders
(Springer Verlag, 2013-12)Adolescents of parents who use substances are at an increased risk for substance use themselves. Both parental monitoring and closeness have been shown to mediate the relationship between parents’ and their adolescents’ ... -
The Parental Concerns Questionnaire: A Brief Screening Instrument for Potentially Severe Behavior Problems in Infants and Toddlers At-Risk for Developmental Delays
(Springer Verlag, 2014-04-01)The Parental Concerns Questionnaire (PCQ) was designed as a parent-interview screening instrument for young children with developmental concerns at risk for potentially severe behavior problems (SBDs). Parents of 262 young ... -
Impact of Hurricane Rita on Adolescent Substance Use
(Elsevier, 2009)Little systematic research attention has been devoted to the impact of natural disasters on adolescent substance use. The present study examined relationships among exposure to Hurricane Rita, post-traumatic stress (PTS) ... -
Peer Deviance, Social Support, and Symptoms of Internalizing Disorders among Youth Exposed to Hurricane Georges
(Elsevier, 2013)This study examined the influence of peers in meeting DSM-IV symptom criteria for an internalizing disorder in adolescents exposed to Hurricane Georges. Participants included a representative community sample of 905 youth ... -
Discounting of money and sex: Effects of commodity and temporal position in stimulant-dependent men and women
(Elsevier, 2014-05-09)Research on delay discounting has contributed to the understanding of numerous addiction-related phenomena. For example, studies have shown that substance dependent individuals discount their addictive substances (e.g., ... -
Alcohol-Dependent Individuals Discount Sex at Higher Rates than Controls
(Elsevier, 2013-08-01)Background Research on delay discounting has expanded our understanding of substance dependence in many ways. Recently, orderly discounting of sexual rewards has been demonstrated in both substance-dependent individuals, ... -
Operational Implementation of the Healthy Communities Study How Communities Shape Children’s Health
(Elsevier Masson, 2016-10-01)The Healthy Communities Study (HCS) is examining how characteristics of community programs and policies targeting childhood obesity are related to childhood diet, physical activity, and obesity outcomes. The study involves ... -
Measuring Community Programs and Policies in the Healthy Communities Study
(Elsevier Masson, 2016-10-01)Childhood obesity is a challenging public health issue facing communities throughout the U.S. Local efforts are believed to be essential to assuring environments that support physical activity and healthy food/beverage ... -
Examining the Effects of a Comprehensive Community Intervention on Underage Drinking in Seven Kansas Communities
(University of Kansas, 2014-08-31)In the United States, underage drinking, or alcohol consumption by individuals younger than 21 years, is the most common type of substance abused by youth. Underage drinking is associated with violent and risky sexual ... -
Measuring the Implementation and Effects of a Coordinated Care Model Featuring Diabetes Self-Management Education within Four Patient-Centered Medical Homes
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Minority individuals experience a disproportionately greater incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Innovative approaches are needed to reduce health disparities and associated harms among vulnerable populations with ... -
A comparison of two imitation training protocols to teach independent play skills and promote observational learning in children with autism spectrum disorder
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Many children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show limited play skills including difficulty sustaining appropriate play when alone and do not readily learn new play skills from observing and interacting with ... -
Functional Analysis and Treatment of Severe Problem Behavior Maintained by Social-Negative Reinforcement
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Functional analysis (FA) methodology is a robust technology for determining the function of severe problem behavior and developing effective function-based interventions. However, challenges exist in the assessment and ... -
An Investigation into Predictors of Competitive Success in a Large-Scale Group Foraging Task
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Ideal Free Distribution Theory (IFD) (Fretwell & Lucas, 1970) suggests that the allocation of organisms to two or more resource sites is a function of the available resources at each site. Experimental arrangements involving ... -
The Effects of Positive-Interactions Staff Training on the Behavior of Staff and Clients during Small Groups in a Center-Based Program of Adult Day Services
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The current study evaluated the effects of positive-interactions training on the extent to which staff had positive interactions with their small groups of clients with severe and/or multiple intellectual and developmental ... -
An Evaluation of the Effects of Social Interaction on Preference and Response Allocation
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Stimulus preference assessment (SPAs) have been successful for determining preferred stimuli and activities to be used as reinforcers (Hagopian, Long, & Rush, 2004). One variable that may influence the outcomes of SPAs is ...
