Predictors of cross setting behavior change in the treatment of child problems

The present study was undertaken to identify predictors of change in child behavior in school which occur with treatment of home problems. Sixteen clinic-referred children served as subjects. Before and after treatment in which their parents were taught behavior management skills the children were observed in the home and at school. Stepwise multiple regression analyses indicated that changes in home oppositional behavior in combination with the pretreatment level of the school behavior, served as significant predictors of changes in school behavior.