Malgady R G, Barcher P R, Towner G, Davis J
Am J Ment Defic. 1979 Mar;83(5):432-8.
Vocational teachers described maladaptive social behavior of retarded workers in vocational training classrooms and sheltered workshops. A rating scale was developed from 28 items measuring unacceptable language behavior. Twenty-seven teachers rated (a) 196 retarded workers with respect to the frequency of maladaptive behavior and (b) the 28 items with respect to the probability that a given behavior would result in termination of employment. Patterns of language behavior of retarded workers were factor analyzed, yielding two primary dimensions: verbal manners and communication skills. Irritating verbal manners were rated as more likely to result in termination of a worker than were poor communication skills. Both factors correlated significantly with the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale, and communication skills correlated significantly with the San Francisco Vocational Competency Scale. Results suggested the need to remediate maladaptive verbal behavior in sheltered or educational settings and to assign workers to jobs in accordance with their communication skills.
职业教师描述了智障工人在职业培训教室和庇护工厂中的适应不良的社会行为。从28个测量不可接受语言行为的项目中制定了一个评定量表。27名教师对（a）196名智障工人的适应不良行为频率进行了评定，以及（b）对28个项目中特定行为导致就业终止的可能性进行了评定。对智障工人的语言行为模式进行了因素分析，得出两个主要维度：言语礼貌和沟通技巧。令人恼火的言语礼貌被评定为比沟通技巧差更有可能导致工人被解雇。这两个因素都与美国智力缺陷协会适应性行为量表显著相关，并且沟通技巧与旧金山职业能力量表显著相关。结果表明，需要在庇护或教育环境中纠正适应不良的言语行为，并根据工人的沟通技巧为他们分配工作。
