University of Rzeszów, Institute of Pedagogy, Ks. Jałowego 24 St., 35-010, Rzeszów, Poland.
Pedagogical University of Krakow, Institute of Special Needs Education, R. Ingardena 4 St., 30-060, Cracow, Poland.
Res Dev Disabil. 2021 Sep;116:104032. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104032. Epub 2021 Jul 20.
Autism spectrum disorders are a diagnostic unit predisposing the occurrence of challenging behaviors. Depending on their frequency and severity, behavioral problems may significantly limit the developmental possibilities of people with ASD, and also significantly affect family life and the therapeutic process. Aggressive, self-injury, destructive or stereotypic behaviors require intervention based on individualized support, the basis of which should be a functional assessment.
The aim of the study was to develop and adapt the Polish version of the Question About Behavioral Function (QABF) questionnaire by Matson and Vollmer used to assess the functions of challenging behaviors.
Data was obtained from 107 people with ASD. Material was analyzed relating to 168 problem behaviors manifested by these people. To determine the psychometric properties of the tool, reliability and validity analyses were carried out with confirmatory factor analysis using the maximum likelihood method. The Fornell and Larcker method (1981) was used to estimate the convergent and differential validity.
The analysis confirmed the structure of 5-factor QABF. Composite reliability (CR) achieved values at a level of 0.855 and higher. An AVE value of above 0.5 for all factors, while at the same time lower than the CR value, confirmed the convergent validity of the tool. The differential value was confirmed on the basis of the AVE and MSV values. The results obtained confirm that the analyzed tool is accurate and reliable.
QABF, in the Polish language version, is a reliable tool for assessing the behavioral functions of people with ASD. The limitations of the research are also discussed.
自闭症谱系障碍是一种易发生挑战性行为的诊断单元。根据其频率和严重程度，行为问题可能会严重限制 ASD 患者的发展可能性，并且还会严重影响家庭生活和治疗过程。攻击性、自残、破坏或刻板行为需要基于个体化支持进行干预，其基础应该是功能评估。
本研究的目的是通过 Matson 和 Vollmer 开发和改编用于评估挑战性行为功能的波兰语版问题行为功能问卷（QABF）。
从 107 名自闭症患者中获取数据。对这些人表现出的 168 种问题行为的材料进行了分析。为了确定工具的心理测量特性，使用最大似然法进行验证性因素分析，进行了可靠性和有效性分析。Fornell 和 Larcker 方法（1981 年）用于估计收敛和差异有效性。
分析证实了 5 因素 QABF 的结构。综合可靠性（CR）达到 0.855 及以上的水平。所有因素的 AVE 值均高于 0.5，而同时低于 CR 值，证实了工具的收敛有效性。基于 AVE 和 MSV 值，确认了差异值。所得结果证实，分析工具准确可靠。
波兰语版 QABF 是评估 ASD 患者行为功能的可靠工具。还讨论了研究的局限性。
