ERIC Number: EJ743027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-8017
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Support Needs and Adaptive Behaviors
Harries, Julia; Guscia, Roma; Kirby, Neil; Nettelbeck, Ted; Taplin, John
American Journal on Mental Retardation, v110 n5 p393-404 2005
We used a prepublication version of the Supports Intensity Scale (SIS), the Adaptive Behavior Scale-Residential and Community, and the Inventory for Client and Agency Planning to examine the relationship between support needs and adaptive behavior for 80 people with intellectual disabilities. Dimensionality of the SIS Support Needs Scale (Section 1) was examined in reference to the three areas of conceptual, social, and practical skills reported by the American Association on Mental Retardation as comprising the adaptive behavior construct. Factor analysis of the adaptive behavior subscales and SIS Support Need Scale offered support for measurement of a common underlying construct. When considered in terms of the three adaptive behavior skill areas, this construct related predominantly to conceptual skills.
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Mental Retardation, Social Support Groups, Interpersonal Competence, Individual Needs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Adaptive Behavior Scale
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