
The Library
Care staff attributions about challenging behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilities
Tools
Noone, Stephen J., Jones, Robert S. P. and Hastings, Richard P. (2006) Care staff attributions about challenging behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilities. Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 27 (Number 2). pp. 109-120. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.014 ISSN 0891-4222.
Research output not available from this repository.
Request-a-Copy directly from author or use local Library Get it For Me service.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.014
Abstract
A number of researchers have explored the attributions that care staff make about challenging behavior. The expectation, based on behavioral and cognitive models, is that these attributions may help predict why staff inadvertently reinforce challenging behavior. Two studies of staff attributions about challenging behavior are reported. In the first, a high level of consistency in attributions across staff was found. In a second quasi-experimental study, staff made attributions about two known clients’ behavior. Analysis of these data showed that attributions varied in a manner broadly consistent with the hypothesized functions of the behaviors. The weight of the evidence suggests that staff may be sensitive to the causes of challenging behavior. The practical implications of these data are discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Research in Developmental Disabilities | ||||
Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||
ISSN: | 0891-4222 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2006 | ||||
Dates: |
|
||||
Volume: | Volume 27 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 109-120 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.11.014 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
![]() |
View Item |