A-B status of behavior therapy technicians as related to success of Mowrer's conditioning treatment for enuresis.

Evaluated the relationship of therapy technician A-B status and the outcomes of a specific behavior treatment: O. H. Mowrer's conditioning paradigm for the treatment of enuresis. 36 5-16 yr old enuretic children were treated by their mothers who served as behavior technicians following a 1-hr consultation-training session. Results support the hypothesis that B-status technicians would be associated with higher successful outcomes than A-status technicians. Implications for clarifying existing behavior therapy and A-B literature are discussed, together with suggestions for future research. (26 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)