Department of Sports Training, Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China.
Hubei Superior Discipline Group of Exercise and Brain Science from Hubei Provincial Department of Education, Wuhan Sports University, wuhan, China.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Oct 17;12(1):568. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-02045-5.
This study focuses on the potential of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to improve emotional and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder. ABA is a well-established therapeutic approach that uses behavior modification techniques to encourage positive behaviors and reduce challenging ones. Despite its widespread use, further research is needed to better understand its specific impact on emotional and social development in autistic children.
This research aims to investigate an effective method for improving and enhancing institutionalized children's social, communicative, and daily life skills. The study also examines the impact of behavioral analysis on these children's social and emotional skills.
The research is categorized as applied in terms of objectives and quasi-experimental in data collection. It involves a control group, an experimental group, and a covariance analysis model. The research population consists of 100 volunteer boys aged 4 to 11 residing in institutional care in Wuhan during the year 2023. Among them, 60 individuals were selected and divided into control and experimental groups, each comprising 30 participants. Data for the study were collected using the kindergarten inventory of social/ emotional tendencies (KIST. The applied behavioral analysis program was implemented individually for the experimental group in eight one-hour sessions twice a week.
Data analysis was conducted using SPSS-24 software and a multivariate analysis of the covariance method. The results indicated that the behavioral analysis program significantly impacts institutionalized children's social and communicative skills, improving their daily lives (p < .05).
The findings of this study demonstrate that the applied behavior analysis program significantly improves the social, communicative, and daily life skills of institutionalized children with autism spectrum disorder. ABA interventions, delivered through structured sessions, effectively enhance emotional and social development, confirming its value as a therapeutic approach in institutional care settings.
本研究关注应用行为分析（ABA）在改善自闭症谱系障碍儿童情绪和社交技能方面的潜力。ABA 是一种成熟的治疗方法，它使用行为矫正技术来鼓励积极行为，减少挑战性行为。尽管它被广泛使用，但需要进一步研究以更好地了解它对自闭症儿童情绪和社交发展的具体影响。
本研究旨在探索一种有效的方法，以提高和增强机构化儿童的社交、沟通和日常生活技能。该研究还考察了行为分析对这些儿童社交和情绪技能的影响。
该研究在目标上属于应用类别，在数据收集方面属于准实验类别。它涉及一个对照组、一个实验组和一个协方差分析模型。研究人群包括 2023 年在武汉机构照料的 100 名 4 至 11 岁的志愿男童。其中，有 60 人被选中并分为对照组和实验组，每组 30 人。研究使用幼儿园社交/情绪倾向量表（KIST）收集数据。为实验组实施了为期八周、每周两次、每次一小时的个体应用行为分析计划。
使用 SPSS-24 软件和协方差多元分析方法进行数据分析。结果表明，行为分析计划显著影响机构化儿童的社交和沟通技能，改善他们的日常生活（p<.05）。
本研究的结果表明，应用行为分析计划显著改善了自闭症谱系障碍机构化儿童的社交、沟通和日常生活技能。通过结构化课程提供的 ABA 干预措施有效地促进了情感和社交发展，证实了其在机构照护环境中作为治疗方法的价值。
