Matson J L, Bamburg J W, Cherry K E, Paclawskyj T R
Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803-5501, USA.
Res Dev Disabil. 1999 Mar-Apr;20(2):163-75. doi: 10.1016/s0891-4222(98)00039-0.
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.
我们使用398名智力障碍者的样本以及自我伤害行为、攻击行为或刻板行为等目标适应不良行为，对旨在评估先行行为的行为功能问题清单（QABF）的有效性进行了调查。QABF成功地为所有三种目标行为中的大多数个体（84%）得出了明确的行为功能。此外，与接受非基于功能分析的标准治疗的对照组相比，接受基于功能评估（QABF结果）制定治疗方案的受试者有显著改善。本文讨论了这些研究结果对评估和治疗适应不良行为的意义。
