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The Aberrant Behavior Checklist: A Behavior Rating Scale for the Assessment of Treatment Effects.
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Aman, Michael G.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1985
The development of a scale to assess drug and other treatment effects on severely mentally retarded individuals is described. Separate factor analyses of the data from two samples resulted in a five-factor scale: (1) Irritability, Agitation, Crying; (2) Lethargy, Social Withdrawal; (3) Stereotypic Behavior; (4) Hyperactivity, Noncompliance; and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Drug Therapy
Psychometric Characteristics of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist.
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Aman, Michael G.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1985
Information is presented on the psychometric characteristics of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist, a measure of psychotropic drug effects. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the checklist appeared very good. Interrater reliability was generally in the moderate range. In general, validity was established for most Aberrant Behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Drug Therapy, Moderate Mental Retardation
The Aberrant Behavior Checklist: Factor Structure and the Effect of Subject Variables in American and New Zealand Facilities.
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Aman, Michael G.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1987
For comparison with ratings previously obtained in New Zealand, the study analyzed subscales of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist using 531 moderately and severely retarded subjects from a residential institution in the United States. Sex failed to influence subscale scores, whereas age, country, and severity of retardation significantly affected…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Check Lists