Clements P R, Bost L W, DuBois Y G, Turpin W B
Am J Ment Defic. 1980 Mar;84(5):465-9.
Part Two of the Adaptive Behavior Scale contains statements that cover 13 domains of maladaptive behavior. The present system of scoring and profiling reflects the frequency of occurrence of behavior (either occasionally or frequency) and not severity or relative importance. Thirty-three psychologists with experience in mental retardation rated the 452 statements contained in Part Two along a continuum of severity. Median severity scores were computed for all statements. Results indicated that statements prefaced by "frequently" were judged as more serious than those prefaced by "occasionally," and domains varied greatly with regard to relative severity. Correlational analysi revealed that irrespective of absolute differences due to frequency of occurrence, different types of maladaptive behavior were systematically placed along a relative continuum. Substantial reliability was found among judgments. Possible clinical and psychometric advantages of using these severity scores were suggested.
《适应行为量表》第二部分包含了涉及13个适应不良行为领域的陈述。目前的评分和剖析系统反映的是行为发生的频率（偶尔或频繁），而非严重程度或相对重要性。33位有智力迟钝研究经验的心理学家对第二部分中的452条陈述按严重程度连续体进行了评级。计算了所有陈述的严重程度中位数得分。结果表明，以“频繁”开头的陈述被判定比以“偶尔”开头的陈述更严重，而且各领域在相对严重程度方面差异很大。相关分析显示，无论因发生频率导致的绝对差异如何，不同类型的适应不良行为都系统地排列在一个相对连续体上。在判断之间发现了较高的信度。文中还提出了使用这些严重程度得分可能具有的临床和心理测量优势。
