Patterns of intellectual, adaptive and behavioral functioning in individuals with mild mental retardation.
Many researchers have studied the population of individuals with mild mental retardation (MIMR) as if it is a clear entity. Few researchers have investigated potential subtypes within the MIMR population. The purpose of the present study was to investigate which subtypes can be identified on the basis of intellectual, adaptive and behavioral functioning. Seventy-three individuals with MIMR were assessed on measures of intellectual, adaptive and behavioral functioning. An agglomerative hierarchical cluster-analytic technique was used to define potential subgroups with characteristic behavioral patterns. Four subtypes were identified. The behavioral patterns are described and implications for assessment are discussed.
University of Leiden, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Clinical Child and Adolescent Studies, P.O. Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands. soenen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Sarah
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Soenen
Ina
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Van Berckelaer-Onnes
Evert
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Scholte
D000064:Acclimatization; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000145:classification / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D055815:Young Adult