title: A Korean language translation of the Questions About Behavior Function: initial psychometric evaluation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Autism and Related Disorders, USA.
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Jina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Kyong-Mee
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Woo Hyun
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Johnny L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Matson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D001519:Behavior; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations