Feed the Hungry Bee: Using Positive Peer Reports to Improve the Social Interactions and Acceptance of a Socially Rejected Girl in Residential Care.

Ervin, Ruth A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ526080

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Feed the Hungry Bee: Using Positive Peer Reports to Improve the Social Interactions and Acceptance of a Socially Rejected Girl in Residential Care.

Ervin, Ruth A.; And Others

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v29 n2 p251-53 Sum 1996

Peers of a socially rejected seventh-grade girl were rewarded for publicly reporting positive aspects of the girl's behavior. Results indicated that positive peer reports reduced negative social interactions to near zero and increased positive interactions to above 70%. In addition, social acceptance ratings of the girl increased from preintervention to postintervention. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Peer Acceptance, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, Positive Reinforcement, Rejection (Psychology), Social Behavior, Social Desirability, Social Status, Student Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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