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Structure of Adaptive Behavior: I. Replication across Fourteen Samples of Nonprofoundly Mentally Retarded People.
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Widaman, Keith F.; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1987
The dimensional structure of adaptive behavior of mildly, moderately, and severely mentally retarded people was investigated using item and parcel factor analyses of the Client Development Evaluation Report with about 10,000 subjects. A stable six-factor structure of adaptive behavior was identified. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Behavior Patterns, Factor Analysis, Mental Retardation
The Structure of Intraindividual Temperament in the Context of Mother-Child Dyads: P-Technique Factor Analyses of Short-Term Change.
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Hooker, Karen; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Temperament is examined from a longitudinal, within-individual perspective in order to investigate short-term change and patterns of temperament changes. For 100 consectutive days five mothers completed a temperament survey, reporting on their own and their two-year-old children's behavior. Patterns of change were identified for both mothers and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Factor Analysis, Longitudinal Studies
Self-Injurious Behavior: A Unitary Phenomenon or a Set of Diverse Behaviours?
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Gabony, Peter – British Journal of Special Education, 1991
Questionnaires documenting self-injurious behavior (SIB) among 113 elementary students were returned by 21 London schools. Cluster analysis found patterns of behavior associated with each other, indicating that SIB may not be a homogeneous condition but may comprise a number of distinct syndromes depending on sex, age, mobility, communication…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Cluster Analysis, Elementary Education
The Stereotyped Behavior Scale for Adolescents and Adults with Mental Retardation.
Rojahn, Johannes; Tasse, Marc J.; Sturmey, Peter – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1997
Development of the Stereotyped Behavior Scale for adolescents and adults with mental retardation is described. Use with 600 individuals resulted in refinement and a 26-item scale with an internal consistency alpha of 0.88, test-retest reliability of p=0.90, and interrater reliability of p=0.76. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
A Classification of Behaviour Problems Exhibited by People with Intellectual Disability.
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Tustin, R. Don; And Others – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Analysis of data from the Behaviour Disorder Scale for 405 adults and adolescents with intellectual disability revealed that subjects exhibited a mean of 14 problem behaviors per person. Factor analysis identified two general syndromes (a conduct syndrome and an emotional syndrome), raising the possibility of dealing with sets of problem behaviors…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
A Sex Roles Instrument Based on Everyday Activities.
Fleming, James S.; And Others – 1984
Studies of sex roles and their relationship to behavioral and personality variables have abounded since Bem published her original theory of androgyny (1974). To examine different kinds of sex roles, 256 college students (191 females, 65 males), with a median age of 18.4 years, completed the Activities Inventory. The Inventory is based on…
Descriptors: Activities, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, College Students
Mothers' Observations of Children with Down Syndrome Coping with Demands to Adapt.
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Greaves, Daryl; Poole, Charles – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1996
Fifty-five mothers of young children with Down syndrome completed the Parenting Stress Index. Low internal reliability coefficient for the Adaptability/Plasticity Child Domain subscale was found. Factor analysis of the scale found that the Adaptability/Plasticity factor did not perform as a unidimensional structure, but provided information on…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Coping