Journal article
Behavioral problems among twins
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics, Vol.14(5), pp.336-339
10/1993
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-199310000-00008
PMID: 8254065
Abstract
Despite the frequency of multiple births, little information is available to assist parents and health professionals in the identification and management of behavior problems in multiple-birth siblings. Three case reports are presented that describe quarreling, aggression, and feeding problems among twins. To develop intervention strategies most appropriate for the problem behavior, it is important to determine whether (1) parents are able to effectively implement the intervention strategy, (2) behavior is isolated to one sibling, and (3) different reasons are responsible for similar behavior in siblings. Structured observations were used to determine whether the undesired behavior occurred to escape nonpreferred activities, gain access to preferred activities, or obtain parental attention. The cases provide a framework to facilitate the identification and management of common behavior problems occurring among multiple-birth siblings.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Behavioral problems among twins
- Creators
- Claibourne I Dungy - Division of General Pediatrics, University of Iowa, Iowa CityLinda CooperDavid Wacker
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics, Vol.14(5), pp.336-339
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/00004703-199310000-00008
- PMID
- 8254065
- ISSN
- 0196-206X
- eISSN
- 1536-7312
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1993
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9983993494102771
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