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Standardizing the assessment of emotional development in adults with intellectual and developmental disability
Author(s) -
Sappok Tanja,
Došen Anton,
Zepperitz Sabine,
Barrett Brian,
Vonk Jolanda,
Schanze Christian,
Ilic Marie,
Bergmann Thomas,
De Neve Leen,
Birkner Joana,
Zaal Sandra,
Bertelli Marco O.,
Hudson Mark,
Morisse Filip,
Sterkenburg Paula
Publication year - 2020
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.12697
Subject(s) - index (typography) , psychology , scale (ratio) , intellectual disability , reliability (semiconductor) , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , cartography , geography , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , world wide web
Objective The Scale of Emotional Development—Short (SED‐S) is an instrument to assess the level of emotional development (ED) in people with intellectual and developmental disability. Index cases are developed as a didactic tool to standardize the application of the scale. Method In a stepwise process, a European working group from six countries developed five index cases, one for each level of ED. All cases were first scored by 20 raters using the SED‐S and then rephrased to reduce inter‐rater variations ( SD > 0.5). Results All five index cases yielded overall ratings that matched the intended level of ED. Across the range of ED, Regulating Affect needed rephrasing most to ensure a distinct description within each level of ED. Conclusions The tri‐lingual, cross‐cultural evolution of five index cases contributes to a standardized application of the SED‐S and can serve as training material to improve the inter‐rater reliability of the SED‐S across different cultures and languages.