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Peer reviewedDuncan, Dee; Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Cherry, Katie E.; Buckley, Timothy – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1999
This study investigated differences in social skills among 203 institutionalized individuals (mean age 43) with severe and profound mental retardation grouped into those exhibiting self-injurious behavior, aggression, both behaviors, or neither behavior. Results indicated that individuals displaying maladaptive behaviors exhibited a restricted…
Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Institutionalized Persons
