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The adaptive behavior scale (ABS) and IQ: How much unshared variance is there?
Author(s) -
Roszkowski Michael J.,
Bean Andrew G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198010)17:4<452::aid-pits2310170406>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - psychology , adaptive behavior , intelligence quotient , developmental psychology , mentally retarded , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , variance (accounting) , cognition , psychiatry , physics , quantum mechanics , accounting , business
The present study investigated the nature of the correlations between IQ and the domain scores of the Adaptive Behavior Scale (ABS) for 224 residents of a school and center serving mentally retarded individuals. In general, the adaptive behaviors measured by Part I of the ABS showed relatively large associations with IQ. ABS domain scores that correlated. 7 or above with IQ included Independent Functioning, Economic Activity, Language Development, Numbers and Time, and Domestic Activity. In contrast, Part II domains, which deal primarily with conduct disorders, showed low to negligible associations with IQ. The implications of these results for the diagnosis of mental retardation and the interpretation of the ABS standardization norms are discussed.