A Component Analysis of Self-Management Training with Behaviorally Disordered Youth

The purpose of this study was to analyze the interaction effects among three components of self-management training: self-monitoring, self-evaluation/self-reinforcement, and self-instruction upon the appropriate and inappropriate verbal behaviors of three behaviorally disordered students. An extension of the A-B-A-B design was used to assess interaction effects. A combination of all three components and the combination of self-instruction and self-monitoring were the most effective treatments across all three subjects. Self-monitoring and self-evaluation/self-reinforcement, when employed as individual treatments, were least effective, while self-instruction was the most effective treatment when employed in isolation. Implications for research and practice are discussed.