摘要：Research has shown that children often engage in gun play when they find a firearm and that this behavior is often involved in unintentional firearm injuries. Previous research has shown existing programs to be ineffective for teaching children safety skills to reduce gun play. This study examined the effectiveness of a behavioral skills training (BST) program supplemented with in situ training for teaching children safety skills to use when they find a gun (i.e., don't touch, leave the area, tell an adult). Eight 4- to 5-year-old children were trained and assessed in a naturalistic setting and in a generalized setting in a multiple baseline across subjects design. Results showed that 3 of the children performed the skills after receiving BST, whereas 5 of the children required supplemental in situ training. All children in the study learned to perform the skills when assessed in a naturalistic setting and when assessed in a generalization setting. Performance was maintained at 2- to 8-week follow-up assessments. Full Text The Full Text of this article is available as a PDF (91K). Selected References These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article. Farah MM, Simon HK, Kellermann AL. Firearms in the home: parental perceptions. Pediatrics. 1999 Nov; 104 (5 Pt 1):1059–1063. [ PubMed ] Eugenia Gras M, Cunill Monica, Planes Montserrat, Sullman Mark J M, Oliveras Carme. Increasing safety-belt use in Spanish drivers: a field test of personal prompts. J Appl Behav Anal. 2003 Summer; 36 (2):249–251. [ PubMed ] Hardy Marjorie S. Teaching firearm safety to children: failure of a program. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2002 Apr; 23 (2):71–76. [ PubMed ] Hardy MS, Armstrong FD, Martin BL, Strawn KN. A firearm safety program for children: they just can't say no. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 1996 Aug; 17 (4):216–221. [ PubMed ] Heck A, Collins J, Peterson L. Decreasing children's risk taking on the playground. J Appl Behav Anal. 2001 Fall; 34 (3):349–352. [ PubMed ] Hemenway D, Solnick SJ, Azrael DR. Firearm training and storage. JAMA. 1995 Jan 4; 273 (1):46–50. [ PubMed ] Himle Michael B, Miltenberger Raymond G, Gatheridge Brian J, Flessner Christopher A. An evaluation of two procedures for training skills to prevent gun play in children. Pediatrics. 2004 Jan; 113 (1 Pt 1):70–77. [ PubMed ] Jackman GA, Farah MM, Kellermann AL, Simon HK. Seeing is believing: what do boys do when they find a real gun? Pediatrics. 2001 Jun; 107 (6):1247–1250. [ PubMed ] Miltenberger RG, Roberts JA, Ellingson S, Galensky T, Rapp JT, Long ES, Lumley VA. Training and generalization of sexual abuse prevention skills for women with mental retardation. J Appl Behav Anal. 1999 Fall; 32 (3):385–388. [ PubMed ] Senturia YD, Christoffel KK, Donovan M. Children's household exposure to guns: a pediatric practice-based survey. Pediatrics. 1994 Mar; 93 (3):469–475. [ PubMed ] Wiley CC, Casey R. Family experiences, attitudes, and household safety practices regarding firearms. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1993 Feb; 32 (2):71–76. [ PubMed ] Wintemute GJ, Teret SP, Kraus JF, Wright MA, Bradfield G. When children shoot children. 88 unintended deaths in California. JAMA. 1987 Jun 12; 257 (22):3107–3109. [ PubMed ]
