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Peer reviewedGross, Edward J.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
This study describes the development of the Active Treatment Client Rights checklist (ATCR), which was designed to facilitate the assessment, monitoring, and implementation of readily observable client active treatment services for adults with developmental disabilities. The ATCR was found to be highly reliable, valid, and useful in enhancing…
Descriptors: Adults, Check Lists, Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedEmbregts, Petri J. C. M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
This study evaluated the reliability of the Child Behavior Checklist with 42 children and youth with mild mental retardation. Use of kappa coefficients and intra-class correlations at item and syndrome levels indicated that the Child Behavior Checklist may not always represent a reliable checklist for the assessment of psychopathology in this…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation Methods, Mild Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedMatson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Cherry, Katie E.; Paclawskyj, Theodosia R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
A study investigated the validity of the Questions about Behavioral Function, a checklist designed to assess antecedent behavior, using a sample of 398 persons with mental retardation and self-injurious behavior, aggression, or stereotypies. The checklist was used successfully to derive clear behavioral functions across all three target behaviors.…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewedFreund, 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
Peer reviewedRojahn, 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
