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| Behavior Change Through Self Management |
| Saturday, May 29, 2004 |
| 1:00 PM–2:20 PM |
| Beacon B |
| Area: TBA; Domain: Applied Research |
| Chair: Alison M. Betz (Western Michigan University) |
| Abstract: Behavior Change Through Self Management |
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| Running Toward My Goal: Using Self-Management to Increase Daily Running |
| ALISON M. BETZ (Western Michigan University), Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University) |
| Abstract: In order to more successful graduate student in the designing of effective interventions for others, we create our own self-management projects at Western Michigan University to attempt to change our own behavior that has been identified as prone to procrastination. The Self-Management Technology, as outlined in Richard W. Malott’s book entitled “I’ll Stop Procrastinating When I Get Around To It,” describes strategies in the assistance of achieving personal and professional goals through self-designed interventions. We begin with choosing a behavior that we would like to either increase or decrease, then we collect baseline measures, design an intervention, choose a performance manager, graph our own performance, enforce contingencies with the help of a performance manager, and make the necessary changes to ensure success of the intervention. The behavior I chose to increase was running to train for a marathon. I wanted to increase the amount of days and miles ran each of those days. |
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| Floss Today, No Tooth Decay |
| CASEY N. LUDWICK (Western Michigan University), Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University) |
| Abstract: In order to become a successful graduate student in the designing of effective interventions for others, here at Western Michigan University I attempt to change my own behavior through the self-management of a behavior I have identified as prone to procrastination. The Self-Management Technology, as outlined in Richard W. Malott’s book entitled “I’ll Stop Procrastinating When I Get Around To It,” describes strategies in the assistance of achieving personal and professional goals through self-designed interventions. I chose dental flossing as the behavior I would like to either increase. After deciding on the behavior I collected baseline measures, designed an intervention, chose a performance manager, graphed my own performance, who enforced contingencies used to manage my flossing, and make the necessary changes to ensure success of the intervention. |
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| The Behavioral Research Supervisory System: Helping Graduate and Undergraduate Students Prevent Procrastination |
| CHRISTEN A. RAE (Western Michigan University), Kendra S. Priest (Western Michigan University), Kirrily Kennedy (Western Michigan University), Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University) |
| Abstract: In order to more successfully train graduate students in the designing of effective interventions for others, graduate students at Western Michigan University attempt to change their own behavior through the self-management of behaviors they have identified as prone to procrastination. The Self-Management Technology, as outlined in Richard W. Malott’s book entitled “I’ll Stop Procrastinating When I Get Around To It,” describes strategies in the assistance of achieving personal and professional goals through self-designed interventions. Students choose behaviors they would like to either increase or decrease, collect baseline measures, design an intervention, choose a performance manager, graph their own performance, enforce contingencies with the help of their performance manager, and make the necessary changes to ensure success of the intervention. This will better most students' personal lives, but the Behavioral Supervisory System (BRSS) is designed to manage the professional and educational goals through performance management. Graduate students supervise the behaviors of undergraduate students by using performance contracting weekly. |
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| Cleanliness is Godliness: Performance Management Applied to Cleaning Behavior |
| EDUARDO A. OSORIO JONES-PARRA (Western Michigan University), Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University) |
| Abstract: In order to more successfully train graduate students in the designing of effective interventions for others, graduate students at Western Michigan University attempt to change their own behavior through the self-management of behaviors they have identified as prone to procrastination. Throughout this process, I decided to change a behaivor that would affect the quality of my life completely. The Self-Management Technology, as outlined in Richard W. Malott’s book entitled “I’ll Stop Procrastinating When I Get Around To It,” describes strategies in the assistance of achieving personal and professional goals through self-designed interventions. I used these strategies to teach me to clean my apartment. I chose the to self-manage the behavior of cleaning my apartment. After choosing this behavior I collect baseline measures, design an intervention, choose a performance manager, graph my performance, enforce contingencies with the help of their performance manager, and make the necessary changes to ensure success of the intervention. I used pictures and surveys given to company to measure my success. |
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