A Functional Analysis of Women’s Participation in Various Activities in Hills: A Case Study from Village Arah in Kumaun Himalaya, India

AbstractFunctional analysis is used to identify potential reinforcers by generating hypotheses about possible functions of a behaviour. Current methods of functional analysis emphasise observations of events, especially consequences, that occur in the immediate environment of the behaviour. While these methods are well suited for assessing behaviour that is reinforced frequently, they are less appropriate for assessing behaviour that is reinforced only intermittently. A new method for conducting functional analysis is presented that is designed to assess intermittently reinforced behaviour. The new method is illustrated using data that were gathered from an extension of a standard problem-solving format. Data are interpreted using the principle of revealed preference that arose from behavioural economics. The revealed preference method is illustrated using information provided by a client with a dependent personality disorder.

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Functional Analysis of Small Towns Economic Role in Rural Development, Case Study: Zahedshahr, Iran

Journal of Service Science and Management ◽

10.4236/jssm.2012.53032 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 05 (03) ◽

pp. 269-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Issa Ebrahimzadeh ◽

Najmeh Tayyebi ◽

Yousef Shafei

Keyword(s):

Functional Analysis ◽

Rural Development ◽

Small Towns ◽

Economic Role

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Examining Local Policy to Improve Women’s Participation in Village Politics: A Case Study in Semarang Regency, Indonesia

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Community Development (ICCD 2019) ◽

10.2991/iccd-19.2019.22 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Ani Purwanti ◽

Budi Ispriyarso ◽

Dyah Wijaningsih ◽

Fajar Ahmad Setiawan

Keyword(s):

Local Policy ◽

Women's Participation

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Women's Participation in the Australian Digital Content Industry

Gender Considerations and Influence in the Digital Media and Gaming Industry - Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-6142-4.ch007 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 125-142

Author(s):

Anitza Geneve

Keyword(s):

Agency Theory ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Causal Effect ◽

Digital Content ◽

Women's Participation ◽

Digital Content Industry ◽

Australian Case ◽

The Rich ◽

Insight Into

There is a need to understand the phenomenon of women's under-representation in the Australian Digital Content Industry (DCI) workforce. This chapter presents the findings from an Australian case study where both women working in the industry and industry stakeholders were interviewed for their insight into the influences on women's participation. The rich empirical data and findings from the case study are interpreted using the Acts of Agency theory—an original theory by the author of this chapter. As the chapter reveals there are five ‘Acts of Agency' (containing 10 agent-driven mechanisms) identified as influencing women's participation. Agent-driven mechanisms recognise the causal effect of people themselves; that is, the role individuals play in their participation.

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Examining the Relationship Between Heart Rate and Problem Behavior: A Case Study of Severe Skin Picking in Prader-Willi Syndrome

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ◽

10.1352/1944.7558-118.6.460 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 118 (6) ◽

pp. 460-474 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Scott S. Hall ◽

Jennifer L. Hammond ◽

Kristin M. Hustyi

Keyword(s):

Heart Rate ◽

Functional Analysis ◽

Single Case ◽

Automatic Reinforcement ◽

Activity Level ◽

Prader Willi Syndrome ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Skin Picking ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Few studies have examined the relationship between heart rate and self-injurious behavior (SIB) shown by individuals with IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities). In this single-case study, we simultaneously monitored heart rate and activity levels during a functional analysis of severe skin picking behavior exhibited by a young man with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Results of the functional analysis indicated that the participant's skin picking was maintained by automatic reinforcement. A within-session analysis of the data indicated that skin picking bouts resulted in an increase in heart rate, suggesting a positive- automatic reinforcement function. These data indicate that inclusion of heart rate and activity-level monitoring during a functional analysis may provide important additional information concerning the determinants of SIB.

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