Conroy J, Efthimiou J, Lemanowicz J
Am J Ment Defic. 1982 May;86(6):581-7.
Seventy mentally retarded clients previously residing in a large state institution were matched with 70 clients who remained at the same institution. Clients were matched by sex, level of retardation, years institutionalized, self-care skills, age, and IQ. Developmental growth, operationally defined as adaptive behavior change using a research version of the AAMD Adaptive Behavior Scale, was measured for all clients at Time 1 and Time 2. Demographic and environmental factors that could be associated with adaptive behavior growth were explored. Only the deinstitutionalized clients displayed significant growth. They increased in adaptive behavior and showed no significant change in maladaptive behavior.
70名曾居住在一家大型州立机构的智力迟钝者与留在该机构的70名同类者进行了匹配。根据性别、智力迟钝程度、入院年限、自理技能、年龄和智商对这些人进行了匹配。采用美国智力缺陷协会适应性行为量表的研究版本，将适应性行为变化定义为发展性成长，在第1阶段和第2阶段对所有对象进行了测量。对可能与适应性行为成长相关的人口统计学和环境因素进行了探究。只有离开机构的对象显示出显著的成长。他们在适应性行为方面有所增加，且在适应不良行为方面没有显著变化。
