A Validity Study on the Questions about Behavioral Function (QABF) Scale: Predicting Treatment Success for Self-Injury, Aggression, and Stereotypies.

Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Cherry, Katie E.; Paclawskyj, Theodosia R.

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ERIC Number: EJ583817

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Publication Date: 1999

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A Validity Study on the Questions about Behavioral Function (QABF) Scale: Predicting Treatment Success for Self-Injury, Aggression, and Stereotypies.

Matson, Johnny L.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Cherry, Katie E.; Paclawskyj, Theodosia R.

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v20 n2 p163-75 Mar-Apr 1999

A study investigated the validity of the Questions about Behavioral Function, a checklist designed to assess antecedent behavior, using a sample of 398 persons with mental retardation and self-injurious behavior, aggression, or stereotypies. The checklist was used successfully to derive clear behavioral functions across all three target behaviors. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Check Lists, Evaluation Methods, Mental Retardation, Self Injurious Behavior

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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