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Characterising repetitive behaviours in young boys with fragile X syndrome.
- Source :
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research; Jan2016, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p54-67, 14p, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background Repetitive behaviours are frequently observed in individuals with intellectual disability (ID). The present study examined the profile, intercorrelations and predictive correlates of repetitive behaviours in boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS), the leading inherited cause of ID. Specific child characteristics examined as predictors included anxiety, nonverbal cognition and autism social-affective symptomatology. Method Participants were 39 boys with FXS (aged 6-10 years). Repetitive behaviours were measured using the Repetitive Behavior Scale - Revised (RBS-R) - a 43-item caregiver-report measure normed on individuals with ID. Results Restricted Interests and Sensory Motor behaviours were reported as most problematic for this sample of boys, whereas Self-injurious behaviours were less problematic. All subscales of the RBS-R were significantly inter-correlated. Nonverbal IQ was negatively related, whereas anxiety and social affective symptoms of autism spectrum disorder were positively related, to scores for Restricted Interests. Anxiety was also positively related to scores for Compulsive behaviours and Ritualistic Sameness behaviours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CHILDREN
FRAGILE X syndrome
PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
ANALYSIS of variance
AUTISM
CAREGIVERS
CHILD behavior
RESEARCH funding
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SELF-mutilation
STATISTICS
PHENOTYPES
DATA analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MANN Whitney U Test
FRIEDMAN test (Statistics)
INTRACLASS correlation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09642633
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112057834
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.12234