ERIC Number: EJ972688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
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Evidence for Reciprocal Interaction Effects among Adults with Self-Injury and Their Caregivers
Wolff, Jason J.; Clary, Jamie; Harper, Vickie N.; Bodfish, James W.; Symons, Frank J.
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v117 n3 p225-232 May 2012
Patterns of caregiver responses to client adaptive behavior were compared between adults with intellectual disabilities with and without self-injurious behavior. Participants with moderate to profound intellectual disability and self-injury (n = 89) and age/IQ matched control participants (n = 20) were selected from a large sample of adults living in a regional residential center. Approximately 45 minutes of direct observation data were collected for each participant during unstructured leisure time. Data were sequentially analyzed and Yule's Q scores derived and compared among groups. Results indicated that caregivers were more responsive to prosocial initiations and adaptive engagement among individuals with severe self-injurious behavior than to those with mild or no self-injurious behavior and that these responses were more likely to be in the form of a demand.
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Caregivers, Mental Retardation, Adults, Adjustment (to Environment), Matched Groups, Intelligence Quotient, Residential Institutions, Leisure Time, Injuries, Interaction, Scores, Data Analysis, Prosocial Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Observation, Severity (of Disability)
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaidd.allenpress.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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