The moderating role of externalizing behavior problems as a predictor of treatment outcome for children with phobic disorders
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Major/Program
Psychology
First Advisor's Name
Jonathan Tubman
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
William K. Kurtines
Third Advisor's Name
Wendy K. Silverman
Date of Defense
1-27-1996
Abstract
This study examined the role of impulsive and oppositional behaviors in the treatment of phobic disorders. Children and adolescents with phobic disorders were randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions: 1) Self- Control, which focused on training the child in the use of appropriate cognitive strategies to facilitate child exposure toward feared stimuli; 2) Contingency Management, which focused on training the parent in the use of appropriate contingencies to facilitate child exposure toward feared stimuli and 3) Education/Support, a control condition. Children were assessed for externalizing behavior problems using the CBCL externalizing sub-scale. It was hypothesized that children who were rated as having high externalizing behavior problems will show less treatment success for anxiety, particularly within the self-control treatment condition, than children without high externalizing behavior problems. Significant moderating effects on treatment effectiveness were found for high externalizing behaviors with respect to severity of clinical diagnosis, as well as on child-report measures. Furthermore, an examination of means indicated that children with high externalizing behavior problems showed less improvement in treatment across all treatment conditions.
Identifier
FI15101364
Recommended Citation
Ferguson, Christopher J., "The moderating role of externalizing behavior problems as a predictor of treatment outcome for children with phobic disorders" (1996). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3293.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3293
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