Magee, S. K., & Ellis, J. (2001).
The detrimental effects of physical restraint as a consequence for inappropriate classroom behavior.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,
34, 501-504.
Functional analyses produced inconclusive results regarding
variables that maintained problem behavior for 2 students with
developmental disabilities. Procedures were modified to include a
contingent physical restraint condition based on in-class
observations. Results indicated that under conditions in which
physical restraint (i.e., basket-hold time-out) was applied
contingent on problem behavior, rates of these behaviors
increased across sessions for both subjects. Implications for the
use of physical restraint in the classroom are discussed.
DESCRIPTORS: _aggression, basket-hold time-out, functional
analysis, physical restraint