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Reliability Analysis of the Motivation Assessment Scale: A Failure to Replicate.
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Zarcone, Jennifer R.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This replication study found that only 16 of 55 raters agreed on the category of reinforcement maintaining a disabled individual's self-injurious behavior after using the Motivation Assessment Scale. Additionally, only 15 percent of the correlation coefficients obtained were above 80 percent, and none of the reliability scores was above 80…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
A Dutch Version of the Reiss Screen of Maladaptive Behavior.
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van Minnen, Agnes; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1995
The Reiss Screen for Maladaptive Behavior, an instrument used to identify persons with both mental retardation and mental health problems, was evaluated with 89 Dutch adults having mental retardation. Reliability and validity of the scale and relationships with subject characteristics were examined. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Disability Identification
An Evaluation of Functional Variables Affecting Severe Problem Behaviors in Adults with Mental Retardation by Using the Questions about Behavioral Function Scale (QABF).
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Applegate, Heather; Matson, Johnny L.; Cherry, Katie E. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
A study used the Questions about Behavior Function Scale to examine the functions of five severe problem behaviors (self-injurious behavior, aggression, stereotypies, pica, and rumination) in 417 institutionalized persons with mental retardation. The most common function for all behaviors except aggression was nonsocial. Aggression was maintained…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders