TY - JOUR
T1 - A Korean language translation of the Questions About Behavior Function
T2 - Initial psychometric evaluation
AU - Dixon, Dennis R.
AU - Jang, Jina
AU - Chung, Kyong Mee
AU - Jung, Woo Hyun
AU - Matson, Johnny L.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 23578905
AN - SCOPUS:84876327352
VL - 34
SP - 1917
EP - 1921
JO - Research in Developmental Disabilities
JF - Research in Developmental Disabilities
SN - 0891-4222
IS - 6
ER -