Compared responses to an assertion training and a cognitive self-control treatment as a function of depressed patients' initial high versus low cognitive self-control skill. Results indicated treated subjects obtained greater depression reduction than controls. Neither cognitive nor assertion skill level predicted response to the treatments.…

Assessed concurrent validity of Vane Kindergarten Test (VKT) in 40 kindergartners, using Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence scores as the criterion measure. Found the VKT a valid screening measure for kindergarten children, although it tended to overestimate ability and was not independent of a child's ability for self-control.…

Briefly describes techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy for teaching children self-control and considers examples from current literature under three headings: (1) the importance of training components; (2) the results of variations in training content and context; and (3) the applicability of procedures to clinical cases. (RH)

The development, reliability, and validity of five scales designed to measure perceived freedom in leisure are explored in this article. Value of the scales for assessment and basic research on the state of mind view of leisure are discussed. (Author/DF)

Two studies focused on the effectiveness of the self-management strategies of formulating plans and correspondence training in training residential care staff working with children who have behavior and learning difficulties. (CL)

Compared the effectiveness of systematic and self-control desensitization in 35 test-anxious college students. Results showed both treatments were equally effective and resulted in improved grades and reduced anxiety. The delayed treatment group reported improved self-concept as well as reduced anxiety. (JAC)

A review of selected self-management literature, with a focus on individuals with severe handicaps, is presented to identify potential replications and adaptations for practice and future research with this population. Strategies are categorized by their point of application as either consequences or antecedents to the target behaviors. (Author/CL)

Juvenile residents (N=12) were assigned to biofeedback or video game conditions to examine their effects on self-regulation skills. Results indicated no significant differences between biofeedback and video game training. However, pre- and post-differences for both groups combined demonstrated significant gains in self-regulation. (Author/BL)

Results indicated that Down syndrome young children were significantly less able to delay touching an attractive but prohibited stimulus than were nonretarded children of similar developmental or language level and that several kinds of within-task strategy behavior facilitated performance of the nonretarded children. (Author/CL)

Designated 100 psychiatrically hospitalized and 114 nonhospitalized adolescents as impulsive or nonimpulsive and compared them to determine the validity of signs of impulsivity on the Draw-A-Person and Bender Gestalt tests. Signs of impulsivity and nonimpulsivity on these tests discriminated between impulsive and nonimpulsive adolescents with…

Five of six learning disabled students (aged eight to 11) demonstrated greater attention span toward classroom tasks on days of a running program than on nonrunning days. Further, three Ss evidenced more impulse control on running days, and as a whole, Ss demonstrated less disruptive behavior on running days. (CL)

Examined self-control concerns of 104 men and women who evaluated areas of their life in terms of perceived use of various dimensions of self-control. Results indicated that, depending on the specific area of clinical concern, there were significant differences in the kinds of self-control strategies subjects tended to employ. (LLL)

Evaluated self-instructional interventions in an attempt to improve the generalization of training effects with non-self-controlled children (N=72). Results showed that, although children in the self-instruction group demonstrated gains on the task used during training, either these children nor those in the didactic control group showed…

The assessment of generalization has become a priority of applied behavior analysis. The study provided a thorough assessement of the generality of a comprehensive self-control intervention designed to increase the math performance of an underachieving student in a regular elementary school classroom. (Author/DB)

The study used a single subject reversal design to examine the effects of self-recording procedure on the occurrence of out-of-seat behavior of a 15-year-old educable mentally handicapped student. Self-recording was associated with significant reactions in the percentage of intervals containing inappropriate out-of-seat behavior. (Author/CL)