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An Evaluation of the German Teacher Version of the Developmental Behaviour Checklist in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
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Zurbriggen, Carmen L. A.; Müller, Christoph M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2022
Background: The Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) is an established, internationally used questionnaire for assessing behavioural and emotional problems among young people with developmental or intellectual disabilities (ID). The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of its German teacher version (DBC-T). Method: The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems
Anxiety Symptoms in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder Attending Special Schools: Associations with Gender, Adaptive Functioning and Autism Symptomatology
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Magiati, Iliana; Ong, Clarissa; Lim, Xin Yi; Tan, Julianne Wen-Li; Ong, Amily Yi Lin; Patrycia, Ferninda; Fung, Daniel Shuen Sheng; Sung, Min; Poon, Kenneth K.; Howlin, Patricia – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Anxiety-related problems are among the most frequently reported mental health difficulties in autism spectrum disorder. As most research has focused on clinical samples or high-functioning children with autism spectrum disorder, less is known about the factors associated with anxiety in community samples across the ability range. This…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Evaluating the Validity of the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form--Parent Version
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Norris, Megan; Lecavalier, Luc – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience high rates of emotional and behavior problems. The Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form (NCBRF) is one of the few tools developed to assess these problems in this population. It consists of a 10-item Social Competence section and a 66-item Problem Behavior section. The goal of…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Validity, Mental Retardation
Intellectual Disability Modifies Gender Effects on Disruptive Behaviors
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Einfeld, Stewart L.; Gray, Kylie M.; Ellis, Louise A.; Taffe, John; Emerson, Eric; Tonge, Bruce J.; Horstead, Sian K. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
In typically developing children, boys are more commonly diagnosed than girls with disruptive behavior disorders, namely, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder. For children with intellectual disability (ID), the evidence for this gender effect is less clear. In this report we examine gender…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Females, Mental Retardation, Mental Disorders
Development of Parent- and Teacher-Reported Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Young People with Intellectual Disabilities: Does Level of Intellectual Disability Matter?
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de Ruiter, Karen P.; Dekker, Marielle C.; Douma, Jolanda C. H.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Koot, Hans M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: This study described similarities and differences in the 5-year stability and change of problem behaviour between youths attending schools for children with mild to borderline (MiID) versus moderate intellectual disabilities (MoID). Methods: A two-wave multiple-birth-cohort sample of 6 to 18-year-old was assessed twice across a 5-year…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Persistence, Psychopathology, Behavior Problems
Effects of Child Characteristics on the Outcomes of a Parent Support Program
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Hudson, Alan; Reece, John; Cameron, Christine; Matthews, Jan – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Previous research has reported on the effectiveness of the Signposts program for supporting families of children with an intellectual disability and difficult behaviour (Hudson et al., 2003; Hudson, Cameron, & Matthews, 2008). This paper reports on an investigation of the extent to which child characteristics moderate the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Mental Retardation, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size