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ArticleBehavior analysis in practice2023

Using an App-Based Token Economy to Increase Engagement in Daily Living and Vocational Tasks with Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

Lydia A Beahm, Einar T Ingvarsson, Noelle Funk, Lauren Haskins, Jake Frazier

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Article in Behavior analysis in practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lydia A BeahmUniversity of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7229-7419
Einar T IngvarssonUniversity of Virginia, 405 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22904 USA.
Noelle FunkVirginia Institute of Autism, Charlottesville, VA USA.
Lauren HaskinsVirginia Institute of Autism, Charlottesville, VA USA.
Jake FrazierVirginia Institute of Autism, Charlottesville, VA USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The token economy is an evidence-based practice that improves outcomes across populations, settings, and behaviors. Nonetheless, their complex nature frequently leads to ineffective implementation. In addition, little is known about the extent to which token economies are effective for increasing engagement in adults with disabilities. Therefore, we conducted a multiple probe across participants to evaluate the effectiveness of a token economy using an app (i.e., Class Dojo) to increase engagement with daily living and vocational tasks in adults with disabilities. All participants increased their engagement with tasks following the introduction of the intervention and maintained higher than baseline levels of engagement up to 6 weeks after the intervention ended. Staff members completed an anonymous survey to indicate their perception of the feasibility and effectiveness of the intervention. Social validity results indicated that some staff members found the intervention effective, but time-consuming and challenging.

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Adults with disabilitiesClass DojoDaily living skillsEngagementToken economyVocational skills

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PMID36718219
PMCPMC9876415

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