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Development and psychometric properties of a self-report instrument for the assessment of sexual behaviour and concerns of people with mild intellectual disabilities (SEBECOMID-S)
- Authors:
- GIL-LLARIO Maria Dolores, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 35(1), 2022, pp.134-142.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: This paper presents a description of the development and psychometric properties of a self-report instrument for the assessment of sexual behaviour and concerns of people with mild intellectual disabilities (SEBECOMID-S). Methods and procedures: The study included 281 people with mild intellectual disabilities. The psychometric properties were examined through exploratory factorial analysis, descriptive statistics, and reliability indices. Results: The exploratory factor analyses offered a structure with three factors: concern about the appropriateness of their sexual behaviour, sexual practices performed, and safe sex practices. The model presents an excellent fit (χ2/df = 1.10, RMSEA = 0.019, CFI = 0.997, TLI = 0.995, and SRMR = 0.065). General test reliability was good (α = 0.77, Ω = 0.76). Conclusions: SEBECOMID-S is a valid and reliable tool to obtain objective information about the sexual behaviour and concerns of people with mild intellectual disabilities. The use of this instrument will make it possible to adjust their training to their real experiences, making it more effective. (Edited publisher abstract)
Validation of the Subjective and Objective Family Burden Interview (SOFBI/ECFOS) in primary caregivers to adults with intellectual disabilities living in the community
- Authors:
- MARTORELL A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 51(11), November 2007, pp.892-890.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There is little information on the psychometric properties of instruments for assessing family care burden in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID). This study aimed to analyse the usefulness of the ‘Subjective and Objective Family Burden Interview’ (SOFBI) in the assessment of principal caregivers in Spain. The SOFBI was administered to 166 principal caregivers of adults with ID in a vocational centre. The psychometric analysis included: internal consistency, inter-rater and test–retest reliability, construct validity, convergent validity with the World Health Organization's Disability Assessment Schedule II, and feasibility. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.88 for the overall interview and always above 0.7 in the quantitative subdomains. The Kappa coefficients for test–retest were between 0.5 and 0.8, whereas inter-rater agreement was nearly perfect. Maximum-likelihood factor analysis showed four well-defined factors, which fitted the previously designed domains. Feasibility was also good. The SOFBI is a multi-domain, modular instrument which is feasible, reliable and valid for measuring the burden of family caregivers to adults with ID living in the community.
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- Author:
- STEELE Pamela
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 12(7), August 2001, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
The author reviews a study, based in Barcelona, to show how 'chat' using IRC (Internet Relay Chat or synchronic communication via the Internet) at school can be useful as a tool to assess and assist adolescents with learning difficulties.