Journal article
The construct and predictive validity of adaptive behavior
American journal of mental deficiency, Vol.87(5), pp.546-550
01/01/1983
PMID: 6837646
Abstract
The construct and predictive validity of adaptive behavior of mentally retarded persons was investigated using a multitrait multimethod analysis. The validity issues of concern were (a) how generalizable the adaptive behavior dimension is over a variety of measurement methods, (b) how adaptive behavior relates to mental age (MA), and (c) how well adaptive behavior assessment references placement in programs and situations. Adaptive behavior and MA were assessed by program participation, psychometric ratings, and overall staff ratings. Adaptive behavior had high convergent validity and low discriminant validity and predicted MA program placement better than did MA. We concluded that adaptive behavior scores could replace MA.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The construct and predictive validity of adaptive behavior
- Creators
- A. D. Futterman - United StatesS. Arndt - United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of mental deficiency, Vol.87(5), pp.546-550
- PMID
- 6837646
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Ment Defic
- ISSN
- 0002-9351
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- P30HD004612 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100009633)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1983
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132078602771
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