A validity study on the questions about behavioral function (qabf) scale: predicting treatment success for self-injury, aggression, and stereotypies

A validity study on the questions about behavioral function (qabf) scale: predicting treatment success for self-injury, aggression, and stereotypies

We investigated the validity of the Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF), a checklist designed to assess antecedent behavior, using a sample of 398 persons with mental retardation and a targeted maladaptive behavior of self-injurious behavior, aggression, or stereotypies. The QABF was used suc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Research in developmental disabilities 1999-03, Vol.20 (2), p.163-175
Hauptverfasser: Matson, Johnny L, Bamburg, Jay W, Cherry, Katie E, Paclawskyj, Theodosia R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Adults
Aggression
Aggression - psychology
Behavior Modification
Behavior Problems
Behavior Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Biological and medical sciences
Check Lists
Education of Intellectually Disabled - statistics & numerical data
Evaluation Methods
Female
Functional Assessment
Humans
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Intellectual Disability - rehabilitation
Intellectual Disability - therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Retardation
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Self Injurious Behavior
Self-Injurious Behavior - prevention & control
Stereotyped Behavior
Techniques and methods
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated the validity of the Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF), a checklist designed to assess antecedent behavior, using a sample of 398 persons with mental retardation and a targeted maladaptive behavior of self-injurious behavior, aggression, or stereotypies. The QABF was used successfully to derive clear behavioral functions for most individuals (84%) across all three target behaviors. Further, subjects with treatments developed from functional assessment (QABF results) improved significantly when compared to controls receiving standard treatments not based on functional analysis. Implications of the present findings for assessing and treating maladaptive behaviors are discussed.
ISSN:0891-4222
1873-3379
DOI:10.1016/S0891-4222(98)00039-0