Marlowe Douglas B, Festinger David S, Dugosh Karen L, Arabia Patricia L, Kirby Kimberly C
Treatment Research Institute, 600 Public Ledger Building, 150 S. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2008 Winter;41(4):565-77. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2008.41-565.
This study evaluated a contingency management (CM) program in a drug court. Gift certificates for compliance were delivered at 4- to 6-week intervals (total value = $390.00). Participants in one condition earned gift certificates that escalated by $5.00 increments. Participants in a second condition began earning higher magnitude gift certificates, and the density of reinforcement was gradually decreased. No main effects of CM were detected, which appears to be attributable to a ceiling effect from the intensive contingencies already delivered in the drug court and the low density of reinforcement. Preplanned interaction analyses suggested that participants with more serious criminal backgrounds might have performed better in the CM conditions. This suggests that CM programs may be best suited for more incorrigible drug offenders.
本研究评估了药物法庭中的一种权变管理(CM)项目。合规礼品券每隔4至6周发放一次(总价值为390.00美元)。一种条件下的参与者获得的礼品券每次递增5.00美元。另一种条件下的参与者开始获得面额更高的礼品券,强化频率逐渐降低。未检测到CM的主效应,这似乎归因于药物法庭已实施的强化措施所产生的天花板效应以及较低的强化频率。预先计划的交互分析表明,有更严重犯罪背景的参与者在CM条件下可能表现更好。这表明CM项目可能最适合那些更难以矫正的吸毒罪犯。