Social Validity: Reactions to Exposure

May 16, 2024 | Publications, Social Validity

  • Not all children have negative side effects to exposure, i.e., extinction bursts (7 – 30%). 
  • Negative reactions are brief (e.g., < 2 sessions, < 10 min). 
  • Increases in positive mealtime behaviour like eating are quick (e.g., < 3 sessions).
  • Children of real parents receiving proper treatment and support from specialists still report highly positive ratings of the treatment (4.7 out of 5). 

Engler, C. W., Ibañez, V. F., Peterson, K. M., & Andersen, A. S. (2023). Further examination of behavior during extinction-based treatment of pediatric food refusal. Behavioral Interventions, 38(4), e1974. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1974 

Woods, J.N., Borrero, C.S.W. Examining extinction bursts in the treatment of pediatric food refusal. Behavioral Interventions. 2019; 34: 307-322. https://doi.org/10.1002/bin.1672