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Measurement Invariance of the Group Climate Inventory across Adults with and without Mild Intellectual Disability in Secure Residential Facilities
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Turhan, Abdullah; Roest, Jesse J.; Delforterie, Monique J.; Van der Helm, G. H. Peer; Neimeijer, Elien G.; Didden, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: The Group Climate Inventory (GCI) was tested for measurement invariance across 332 adults with and 225 adults without mild intellectual disabilities in Dutch forensic treatment, and for latent mean differences on its "Support", "Growth", "Repression", and "Atmosphere" subscales. Method:…
Descriptors: Adults, Mild Intellectual Disability, Crime, Institutionalized Persons
Psychometric Properties of the Dynamic Risk Outcome Scales (DROS) for Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disability or Borderline Intellectual Functioning and Externalizing Behaviour Problems
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Delforterie, Monique; Hesper, Bren; Didden, Robert – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: The present study examined the psychometric properties of the Dynamic Risk Outcome Scales (DROS ), an instrument developed to measure dynamic risk factors in individuals with mild intellectual disabilities or borderline intellectual functioning (MID -BIF ) and externalizing (including offending-like) behaviour problems. Method: The…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Mild Intellectual Disability
Screening for Intellectual Disability in Dutch Psychiatrically Disturbed Detainees: Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disability (SCIL)
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van Esch, Ankie Yvonne Maria; de Vries, Jolanda; Masthoff, Erik David Marco – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: Intellectual disability is a key subject in all mental healthcare institutions, including the forensic mental health services. The Screener for Intelligence and Learning Disability (SCIL) is designed to screen for intellectual disability in forensic populations. So far, this assessment method is only validated in "detention fit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Screening Tests, Disability Identification, Intellectual Disability
Predicting Institutional Violence in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: The Predictive Efficacy of the VRAG and the HCR-20
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Fitzgerald, Suzanne; Gray, Nicola S.; Alexander, Regi T.; Bagshaw, Ruth; Chesterman, Paul; Huckle, Phillip; Jones, Susan K.; Taylor, John; Williams, Tegwyn; Snowden, Robert J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: There is a developing evidence base to support the use of risk assessment instruments in offenders with intellectual disability (ID). The aim of this study was to try to develop this literature with the inclusion of a control group of mentally disordered offenders without an ID, using the HCR-20 and VRAG. Materials and Methods: The…
Descriptors: Violence, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Foreign Countries
A Comparison of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities with and without ASD on Parallel Measures of Challenging Behaviour: The Behavior Problems Inventory-01 (BPI-01) and Autism Spectrum Disorders-Behavior Problems for Intellectually Disabled Adults (ASD-BPA)
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Rojahn, Johannes; Wilkins, Jonathan; Matson, Johnny L.; Boisjoli, Jessica – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Challenging behaviour may not be part of the diagnostic criteria for Autistic Disorder but they are frequently exhibited by children and adults with this condition. Levels of challenging behaviours are highest in individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and co-occurring intellectual disability (ID). The sample for this study consisted of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Autism, Test Validity
The Behavior Problems Inventory: Reliability and Factor Validity in Institutionalized Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Gonzalez, Melissa L.; Dixon, Dennis R.; Rojahn, Johannes; Esbensen, Anna J.; Matson, Johnny L.; Terlonge, Cindy; Smith, Kimberly R. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: The aim of this study was to reevaluate the reliability (internal consistency, inter-rater and re-test) and the factor structure of the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI-01) with adults with intellectual disabilities who resided in a state-run developmental centre. Methods: BPI-01 was administered to informants who had known…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation, Test Reliability