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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2020 Feb 6;50(3):400–410. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1716366

Table 2.

Coding Key for Calculating the PSUD Proportion Score

Behavior Type of Behavior Range of Effective Parenting Strategies
Annoyed others Misbehavior Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Argued Misbehavior Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Bullied or fought Misbehavior Time-out, Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Destroyed property Misbehavior Time-out, Loss-of-privilege. Logical consequence
Did something helpful Positive behavior Reward, Praise, Point system
Followed Directions Positive behavior Reward, Praise, Point system
Hit, kicked, or bit Misbehavior Time-out, Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Lied Misbehavior Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Said something nice Positive behavior Reward, Praise, Point system
Shared Positive behavior Reward, Praise, Point system
Stole Misbehavior Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Swore Misbehavior Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Talked back Misbehavior Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Threw a temper tantrum Misbehavior Ignoring
Was defiant or oppositional Misbehavior Loss-of-privilege, Logical consequence
Was kind Positive behavior Reward, Praise, Point system