Colletti G, Harris S L
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1977;5(1):21-30. doi: 10.1007/BF00915757.
It was hypothesized that siblings could function as effective behavior change agent for their behaviorally disturbed brother and sisters within the home environment. Further, it was predicted that parents could be trained to be reliable observers of their children's performance under these circumstances. The results of the study supported both predictions with siblings in two separate families demonstrating their ability to work with their brother or sister within the context of an ABAB reversal design. Parents were also shown to obtain consistently high reliability ratings when compared to outside observers. The judicious use of siblings as behavior modification aides is recommended as a treatment procedure.
研究假设，在家庭环境中，兄弟姐妹可以作为其行为失常的兄弟姊妹有效的行为改变促进者。此外，研究预测，在这种情况下，可以训练父母成为其子女行为表现的可靠观察者。研究结果支持了这两项预测，在两个不同家庭中的兄弟姐妹在ABAB反转设计的情境下展示了他们与兄弟或姊妹合作的能力。与外部观察者相比，父母的可靠性评级也一直很高。建议明智地利用兄弟姐妹作为行为矫正助手作为一种治疗手段。
