The Behaviour Problems Inventory‐Short Form: Reliability and Factorial Validity in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract

We corroborated the factor structure underly-ing the three subscales and found the BPI-S to have adequate to good psychometric properties in a newly collected sample of adults with intellectual disabilities.

Prevalence of psychotropic medication use and association with challenging behaviour in adults with an intellectual disability. A total population study

“…Researchers also completed the Behaviour Problems Inventory – short form (BPI‐S) (Rojahn et al b; Mascitelli et al ) to measure challenging behaviour during the previous 6 months as reported by proxy informants. BPI‐S data were coded against the following definition (Bowring et al ): SIB: any item of self‐injurious behaviour is ‘challenging’ if either it is rated as severe and occurs at least weekly, or is rated as moderate but occurs at least daily.…”

The association of life events and mental ill health in older adults with intellectual disability: results of the wave 3 Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

“…Challenging behaviour was assessed at wave 3 using the Behaviour Problems Inventory for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities – Short Form (Mascitelli et al . ). The Behaviour Problems Inventory for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities – Short Form is the shortened version of the Behaviour Problems Inventory‐01 (Rojahn et al .…”

“…The instrument has acceptable reliability in terms of internal consistency, inter‐rater agreement and test–retest reliability (Mascitelli et al . ). For the purpose of this study, challenging behaviour is defined by the presence of a least one behaviour in any of the three domains during the previous 2 months.…”

“…Challenging behaviour was assessed at wave 3 using the Behaviour Problems Inventory for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities -Short Form (Mascitelli et al 2013). The Behaviour Problems Inventory for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities -Short Form is the shortened version of the Behaviour Problems Inventory-01 (Rojahn et al 2001) and is an informantbased assessment tool measuring the occurrence, frequency and severity of challenging behaviour in people with ID during the previous 2 months.…”

“…The instrument addresses three types of challenging behaviours; self-injurious behaviour (8 items), aggressive and destructive behaviour (12 items) and stereotyped behaviour (10 items). The instrument has acceptable reliability in terms of internal consistency, inter-rater agreement and test-retest reliability (Mascitelli et al 2013). For the purpose of this study, challenging behaviour is defined by the presence of a least one behaviour in any of the three domains during the previous 2 months.…”