A Korean language translation of the Questions About Behavior Function: Initial psychometric evaluation

Dennis R. Dixon; Jina Jang; Kyong Mee Chung; Woo Hyun Jung; Johnny L. Matson

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.005

A Korean language translation of the Questions About Behavior Function: Initial psychometric evaluation

Dennis R. Dixon, Jina Jang, Kyong Mee Chung, Woo Hyun Jung, Johnny L. Matson

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Identifying the function of behavior is crucial in formulating functionally-based treatment programs for people with challenging behaviors. The Questions About Behavior Function (QABF) is a well-established instrument with sound psychometric properties. The present study describes the development process for a Korean version of the QABF. The factor structure was examined in a sample of 153 QABF-K assessments, which yielded a five-factor-solution identical to the original English version. In terms of reliability, internal consistency was good with Chronbach's alpha ranging from 0.80 to 0.87 and test-retest reliability was found to be good with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.73 to 0.91. Based upon the present results, the QABF-K appears to be a promising tool for use with informants whose primary language is Korean.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1917-1921
Number of pages	5
Journal	Research in Developmental Disabilities
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.005
Publication status	Published - 2013 Jun 1

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology

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Dixon, D. R., Jang, J., Chung, K. M., Jung, W. H., & Matson, J. L. (2013). A Korean language translation of the Questions About Behavior Function: Initial psychometric evaluation. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(6), 1917-1921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.005

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