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The Motivation Assessment Scale: Reliability and Construct Validity across Three Topographies of Behavior.
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Duker, Pieter C.; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1998
The psychometric properties of the Motivation Assessment Scale were examined using 90 ratings of different problem behaviors among 86 individuals with mental retardation. Although reliability and internal consistency were generally poor, the results depended upon topographies of problem behavior and methods of calculation. The construct validity…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Evaluation Methods
The Stereotyped Behavior Scale: Psychometric Properties and Norms.
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Rojahn, Johannes; Matlock, Scott T.; Tasse, Marc J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A study tested the psychometric properties of the Stereotyped Behavior Scale, an empirically developed behavior rating scale for adolescents and adults with mental retardation. Forty-five adults with mental retardation and various rates of stereotypies participated. Results found the scale had high rates of reliability, validity, and interrater…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
Rating Problem Behaviors in Outpatients with Mental Retardation: Use of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist.
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Freund, Lisa S.; Reiss, Allan L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
Parent and teacher ratings on the Aberrant Behavior Checklist with an outpatient sample of 110 children, adolescents, and young adults with mental retardation found that the 5-factor structure of both parent and teacher data corresponded very well with the 5 factors originally obtained from staff ratings of mentally retarded inpatients. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists
The Aberrant Behavior Checklist and the Behavior Problems Inventory: Convergent and Divergent Validity.
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Rojahn, Johannes; Aman, Michael G.; Matson, Johnny L.; Mayville, Erik – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A study compared the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) and the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI) for assessing the maladaptive behavior of 226 adults, mostly with severe or profound mental retardation. Individuals with elevated BPI scores generally had higher ABC scores, however, the extent of covariation differed across subscales. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Aggression, Behavior Problems
The MMPI-168(L) and ADD in Assessing Psychopathology in Individuals with Mental Retardation: Between and within Instrument Associations.
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McDaniel, William F.; Passmore, Corie E.; Sewell, Hollie M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
A study involving 58 adults with mental retardation and mental disorders found few correlations between the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and the Assessment of Dual Diagnosis (ADD). The major exception was the Mania scale of the MMPI, which correlated moderately well with the ADD Schizophrenia and Dementia scales. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Rating Scales, Diagnostic Tests, Disability Identification
A System of Assessment for Adaptive Behavior, Social Skills, Behavioral Function, Medication Side-Effects, and Psychiatric Disorders.
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Matson, Johnny L.; Mayville, Stephen B.; Laud, Rinita B. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This article describes a method of assessing individuals with mental retardation that operates within financial and human constraints using informant-based measures that assess adaptive and maladaptive behaviors, psychiatric disorders, behavior function, and medication side-effects. Integrating the assessment results for treatment planning is…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adaptive Testing, Adults, Behavior Rating Scales