Abstract
Background: Identification, listing, and prioritizing problem behaviors, and identification of rewards require unanimity among caregivers for effective management of children. Differential perception between the child handlers can endanger behavior correction program. Method: This cross sectional survey enlists the nature, frequency and intensity of problem behaviors, examines rank order preferences for target setting, and elicits reward preferences as reported separately by 94 father-mother-teacher-therapist caregivers for and on behalf of their 31 children with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Data was collected using standardized problem behavior tool and evocative procedures like open ended interviews and key informant reports. Results: There is greater propensity toward externalizing than internalizing forms of problem behaviors in the children. The point prevalence overall frequency count of problem behaviors per respondent is 20.15 and per child is 15.44. Significant differences and inverse correlations are seen between informants on all aspects of reporting frequency, intensity and/or types of problem behavior, their prioritizing and listing of rewards. Mothers report highest number of problem behaviors in their children compared to teachers, fathers and therapists. The implications of this poor agreement are presented and discussed for optimizing problem behavior remediation programs.
Highlights
Identification, listing, and prioritizing problem behaviors, and identification of rewards require unanimity among caregivers for effective management of children
Distribution of Problem Behaviors: Even as different overall profiles of frequency, intensity and cumulative raw scores emerge without statistically significant differences (p: >0.05), there appears to be greater propensity toward externalizing than internalizing forms of problem behaviors in the children (Table 1)
Even as mothers admit to greater difficulty with problem behaviors, there is poor agreement in the estimates of frequency, intensity and total scores on Problem Behavior Survey Schedule (PBSS) as given by the four caregivers (p:
Summary
Identification, listing, and prioritizing problem behaviors, and identification of rewards require unanimity among caregivers for effective management of children. Method: This cross sectional survey enlists the nature, frequency and intensity of problem behaviors, examines rank order preferences for target setting, and elicits reward preferences as reported separately by 94 father-mother-teacher-therapist caregivers for and on behalf of their 31 children with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Significant differences and inverse correlations are seen between informants on all aspects of reporting frequency, intensity and/or types of problem behavior, their prioritizing and listing of rewards. Mothers report highest number of problem behaviors in their children compared to teachers, fathers and therapists. The implications of this poor agreement are presented and discussed for optimizing problem behavior remediation programs
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