Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Cordoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jul 27;16(15):2688. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152688.
Although neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment, a review of the literature since 1980 reveals a lack of controlled child neglect intervention programs. The aim of this study is to assess a new intervention program to improve the classroom behavior of children exposed to neglect only, by reducing disruptive conduct and promoting adaptive conduct. Two matched groups were selected with children of the same ages, sex, and social class (cultural and economic level) and with mothers of similar ages. The experimental group comprised of five children suffering from neglect and no other type of maltreatment. The control group had five children not abused or neglected. All the children were in the same class at school. The percentage of time per session that each child spent engaged in disruptive behavior was measured (baseline) and was found significantly higher among neglected children. Say-Do-Say Correspondence Training was applied with the neglected children and a rapid, significant reduction in their disruptive behavior was observed (and statistically confirmed), bringing such behavior down to the level of the control (i.e., non-neglected) children. These results were maintained when the intervention was halted. We concluded that the adaptive and classroom behavior of neglected children can be improved with this non-intrusive intervention.
虽然忽视是最常见的儿童虐待形式，但对 1980 年以来文献的回顾表明，缺乏针对儿童忽视的对照干预项目。本研究旨在评估一种新的干预方案，通过减少破坏性行为和促进适应性行为，来改善仅遭受忽视的儿童的课堂行为。选择了两组匹配的儿童，他们的年龄、性别和社会阶层（文化和经济水平）以及年龄相仿的母亲相匹配。实验组由 5 名遭受忽视且没有遭受其他类型虐待的儿童组成。对照组有 5 名未受虐待或忽视的儿童。所有儿童都在同一所学校的同一个班级。通过测量每个孩子在每节课上参与破坏性行为的时间百分比（基线），发现被忽视的孩子的破坏性行为明显更高。对受忽视的孩子进行了说-做-说对应训练，观察到他们的破坏性行为迅速显著减少（并得到统计学证实），使其行为降至对照组（即未受忽视）孩子的水平。当干预停止时，这些结果仍然存在。我们得出结论，这种非侵入性干预可以改善受忽视儿童的适应性和课堂行为。
