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Teachers' Interpersonal Style and Its Relationship to Emotions, Causal Attributions, and Type of Challenging Behaviors Displayed by Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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Alevriadou, Anastasia; Pavlidou, Kyriaki – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Teachers' interpersonal style is a new field of research in the study of students with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors in school context. In the present study, we investigate emotions and causal attributions of three basic types of challenging behaviors: aggression, stereotypy, and self-injury, in relation to teachers'…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems, Intellectual Disability
Questions about Behavioral Function (QABF): Adaptation and Validation of the Spanish Version
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Simo-Pinatella, David; Alomar-Kurz, Elisabeth; Font-Roura, Josep; Gine, Climent; Matson, Johnny L.; Cifre, Ignacio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
People with intellectual disabilities (ID) often engage in problem behaviors, such as verbal or physical aggression, property destruction, or self-injury. These behaviors become a challenge for the families and for professionals. Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is a method used to identify variables that influence or maintain challenging…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Aggression, Foreign Countries, Functional Behavioral Assessment
Psychometric Comparison of the Motivation Assessment Scale (MAS) and the Questions about Behavioral Function (QABF)
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Koritsas, S.; Iacono, T. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: The Motivation Assessment Scale (MAS) and the Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF) are frequently used to assess the learned function of challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disability (ID). The aim was to explore and compare the psychometric properties of the MAS and the QABF. Method: Seventy adults with ID and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Psychometrics
Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI-01) in a Swedish Community Population of Adults with Intellectual Disability
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Lundqvist, Lars-Olov – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI-01) in a community population. The Swedish version of the BPI-01 was administered by interviewing care staff of all adults (n = 915) with administratively defined intellectual disabilities (IDs) living in Orebro…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Behavior Problems, Self Destructive Behavior
The Risk-Taking and Self-Harm Inventory for Adolescents: Development and Psychometric Evaluation
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Vrouva, Ioanna; Fonagy, Peter; Fearon, Pasco R. M.; Roussow, Trudie – Psychological Assessment, 2010
In this study, we report on the development and psychometric evaluation of the Risk-Taking (RT) and Self-Harm (SH) Inventory for Adolescents (RTSHIA), a self-report measure designed to assess adolescent RT and SH in community and clinical settings. 651 young people from secondary schools in England ranging in age from 11.6 years to 18.7 years and…
Descriptors: Validity, Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Factor Structure
Development of a Chinese Version of the Suicide Intent Scale
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Gau, Susan S. F.; Chen, Chin-Hung; Lee, Charles T. C.; Chang, Jung-Chen; Cheng, Andrew T. A. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
This study established the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Suicide Intent Scale (SIS) in a clinic- and community-based sample of 36 patients and 592 respondents, respectively. Results showed that the Chinese SIS demonstrated good inter-rater and test-retest reliability. Factor analysis generated three factors (Precautions,…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Suicide, Patients, Measures (Individuals)