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The development of the Adapted Firesetting Assessment Scale
Author(s) -
Collins Josephine,
Barnoux Magali,
Langdon Peter E.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/jar.12965
Subject(s) - delphi method , psychology , scale (ratio) , rating scale , identification (biology) , set (abstract data type) , applied psychology , intellectual disability , focus group , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , physics , botany , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , biology , programming language , marketing , business
Background Treatment for adults who set fires relies upon valid and reliable assessment. Research is needed to ensure self‐report measures are available for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and that they are robust. Method Qualitative and quantitative data from three rounds of a Delphi exercise with practitioners and a focus group discussion with adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities were used to generate consensus about the accessibility of item adaptations made to the Fire Interest Rating Scale, Fire Attitudes Scale, and the Identification with Fire Questionnaire. Results Findings suggested the accessibility of current measures could be improved to better meet the needs of adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and adaptations to all questionnaire items were needed. Conclusion Following feedback, revisions to current measures were implemented leading to the development of the Adapted Firesetting Assessment Scale with improved accessibility for adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities.