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The Reliability and Validity of the Social Responsiveness Scale in a UK General Child Population
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Wigham, Sarah; McConachie, Helen; Tandos, Jonathan; Le Couteur, Ann S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This is the first UK study to report the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in a general population sample. Parents of 500 children (aged 5-8 years) in North East England completed the SRS. Profiles of scores were similar to USA norms, and a single factor structure was identified. Good construct…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Factor Structure, Psychological Testing
Measuring Staff Behavior towards Clients with ID and Challenging Behavior: Further Psychometric Evaluation of the Staff-Client Interactive Behavior Inventory (SCIBI)
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Willems, Arno P. A. M.; Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Hendriks, Lex H. C.; Bosman, Anna M. T. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Recently, the Staff-Client Interactive Behavior Inventory (SCIBI) was developed, measuring both interpersonal and intrapersonal staff behavior in response to challenging behavior in clients with ID. The aim of the two studies presented here was first to confirm the factor structure and internal consistency of the SCIBI and second to demonstrate…
Descriptors: Community Services, Mental Retardation, Validity, Factor Structure
Psychometric Properties of a Sleep Questionnaire for Use in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Maas, Anneke P. H. M.; Didden, Robert; Korzilius, Hubert; Braam, Wiebe; Collin, Philippe; Smits, Marcel G.; Curfs, Leopold M. G. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
We examined the psychometric properties of one part of the Sleep Questionnaire developed by Simonds and Parraga (SQ-SP; 1982), a questionnaire that is frequently used to explore sleep problems and behaviors related to sleep in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). The SQ-SP was completed for 345 individuals with ID (sleep clinic n = 146;…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mental Retardation, Validity, Sleep
Structural Validity of the Movement ABC-2 Test: Factor Structure Comparisons across Three Age Groups
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Schulz, Joerg; Henderson, Sheila E.; Sugden, David A.; Barnett, Anna L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Background: The Movement ABC test is one of the most widely used assessments in the field of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). Improvements to the 2nd edition of the test (M-ABC-2) include an extension of the age range and reduction in the number of age bands as well as revision of tasks. The total test score provides a measure of motor…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Children, Adolescents, Validity
The Intellectual Disability Version of the Very Short Form of the Physical Self-Inventory (PSI-VS-ID): Cross-Validation and Measurement Invariance across Gender, Weight, Age and Intellectual Disability Level
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Maiano, Christophe; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Begarie, Jerome; Ninot, Gregory – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Recently Maiano, Begarie, Morin, and Ninot (2009) developed and validated an intellectual disability (ID) version of the very short form of the physical self-inventory (PSI-VS-ID). In a recent review of the various physical self-concept instruments Marsh and Cheng (in press) noted that the short and very short versions of the French PSI represent…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Measures (Individuals), Adolescents
Psychometric Properties of the "Aberrant Behavior Checklist," the "Anxiety, Depression and Mood Scale," the "Assessment of Dual Diagnosis" and the "Social Performance Survey Schedule" in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Rojahn, Johannes; Rowe, Ellen W.; Kasdan, Shana; Moore, Linda; van Ingen, Daniel J. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Progress in clinical research and in empirically supported interventions in the area of psychopathology in intellectual disabilities (ID) depends on high-quality assessment instruments. To this end, psychometric properties of four instruments were examined: the "Aberrant Behavior Checklist" (ABC), the "Assessment of Dual…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Mental Retardation, Validity, Factor Structure
A Critical Item Analysis of the QABF: Development of a Short Form Assessment Instrument
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Singh, Ashvind N.; Matson, Johnny L.; Mouttapa, Michelle; Pella, Russell D.; Hill, B. D.; Thorson, Ryan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Due to the relative inability of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) to provide an accurate and reliable self-report, assessment in this population is more difficult than with individuals in the general population. As a result, assessment procedures must be adjusted to compensate for the relative lack of information that the individual…
Descriptors: Item Analysis, Factor Analysis, Mental Retardation, Questionnaires