Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
Stay-Play-Talk (SPT) is a peer-mediated intervention where peers are taught to stay, play, and talk with buddies during typical classroom activities. This study replicates and extends findings of previous SPT studies by examining the differential outcomes ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
The current study is the first to examine whether the positive effects of the School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) model, previously documented as effective in the school context, may generalize to the home context. ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 3-11, January 2025.
Check-in/Check-out (CICO) behavioral support has been implemented in Finnish School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (SWPBIS) schools to cater to students who require personalized behavior support beyond the universal level. Previous ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 39-49, January 2025.
Multitiered systems of support (MTSS) are composed of tiered prevention and intervention in multiple domains. MTSS is often referred to as an umbrella framework that includes both a multi-tiered approach to proactive school-wide behavior (e.g., Schoolwide ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 12-25, January 2025.
The use of technology-based self monitoring (SM) interventions is becoming more popular, increasing the likelihood that SM interventions will have greater contextual fit within classrooms. SM has resulted in increases in desired school behaviors, such as ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 26-38, January 2025.
PWS Smart-Start is a behavioral caregiver training program developed specifically for caregivers of children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) ages 3 to 14. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Volume 27, Issue 1, Page 50-62, January 2025.
Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) is a three-tiered framework shown to improve student behavioral outcomes. There has been considerable investment in scaling up Tier 1 PBIS but less focus on scaling Tier 2 supports. Having greater ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
The Color Wheel System (CWS), a class-wide, rule-based behavioral management strategy, is a successful intervention to reduce off-task behaviors for elementary school students. However, this intervention has rarely been investigated in the middle school ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
Amid a proliferation of highly potent opioids, school systems have sought to invest in programs for preventing substance misuse. School teams often prioritize early screening and intervention to prevent student substance misuse; however, given the limited ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
This study evaluated the quality and behavior change techniques (BCTs) included in 11 freely available mobile classroom behavior management applications (mCBM apps). We found that mCBM apps included a limited number of BCTs, with an average of 9 of 21 ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
The negative outcomes of exclusionary discipline practices on children and youth are well established. Fortunately, for the past two decades, research has demonstrated that pro-active instructional approaches and building supportive class and school ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
We aimed to identify empirically valid cut scores on the positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) Tiered Fidelity Inventory (TFI) through an expert panel process known as bookmarking. The TFI is a measurement tool to evaluate the fidelity of ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
Class-wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT) is a classroom management intervention in which teachers incorporate positive behavior support (PBS) principles by teaching specific classroom expectations and providing feedback on student behavior ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
Internalizing problems are common mental health concerns among children and youth. Identifying malleable risk factors that are associated with internalizing problems, such as not having a trusted adult at school, can lead to positive behavior supports to ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
This sequential explanatory mixed methods study with a complementarity rationale examined the differential experiences of MTSS implementation in three Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)-implementing and three non-implementing secondary ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
The Schoolwide Expectations Survey for Specific Settings (SESSS) is a free-access tool school leadership teams can use to gather opinions from faculty and staff regarding what student behaviors are critical for success in various school settings. While ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
Without effective support, students with disabilities experience more exclusionary discipline and benefit less from classroom instruction. Students with disabilities can benefit when teachers implement key classroom positive behavioral interventions and ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
Promoting positive relationships with peers is an important support for children who exhibit social withdrawal. Children who show extreme shyness or are identified as self-isolating are at risk for developing internalizing conditions, which can also lead ...

Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, Ahead of Print.
Group contingencies are well established as methods for reducing disruptive classroom behaviors and increasing academic behaviors. However, their role in increasing prosocial behaviors has not yet been explored to the same extent. We conducted a ...