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Behavioral function effects on intervention acceptability and effectiveness for self-injurious behaviorRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, Wales, UK
Res Dev Disabil 25:139-54. 2004..There were also effects of behavior severity and rater experience. However, few effects of behavioral function were found. Potential implications of staff undifferentiated attitudes towards functional treatments are discussed...- Care staff attributions about challenging behaviors in adults with intellectual disabilitiesStephen J Noone
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales LL57 2DG, UK
Res Dev Disabil 27:109-20. 2006..The weight of the evidence suggests that staff may be sensitive to the causes of challenging behavior. The practical implications of these data are discussed... 
Interactive training for active support: perspectives from staffVasiliki Totsika
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales, UK
J Intellect Dev Disabil 33:225-38. 2008..Staff (N = 58) working with adults with an intellectual disability (ID) received IT on providing effective assistance for participation in daily activities...- Interventions for children with pervasive developmental disorders in low and middle income countriesRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil 25:119-34. 2012.... - Positive perceptions held by support staff in community mental retardation servicesSharon Horne
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 109:53-62. 2004..The SPCQ had promising internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity. Thus, further research with this instrument is warranted... - Burnout in direct care staff in intellectual disability services: a factor analytic study of the Maslach Burnout InventoryR P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 48:268-73. 2004..However, no previous studies have considered the applicability of the main three dimensions of burnout to staff in ID services... - Longitudinal relationships between sibling behavioral adjustment and behavior problems of children with developmental disabilitiesRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 37:1485-92. 2007..There was no evidence that this putative temporal relationship operated bidirectionally: sibling adjustment did not appear to be related to the behavior problems of the children with developmental disabilities over time... - Practitioner review: stress intervention for parents of children with intellectual disabilitiesRichard P Hastings
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Unit, School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 45:1338-49. 2004..The purpose of the present review is to consider the evidence base for psychological intervention to remediate stress in these parents... - Positive contributions made by children with an intellectual disability in the family: mothers' and fathers' perceptionsRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
J Intellect Disabil 9:155-65. 2005..The PCS might also be used in applied settings to help balance the effects of asking families about their difficulties and support needs... - Coping strategies in mothers and fathers of preschool and school-age children with autismRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
Autism 9:377-91. 2005..Associations were also found between coping strategies and parental stress and mental health. Practical implications are considered including reducing reliance on avoidance coping and increasing the use of positive coping strategies... - Symptoms of ADHD and their correlates in children with intellectual disabilitiesRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales LL57 2AS, UK
Res Dev Disabil 26:456-68. 2005..However, a great deal more research is needed to explore the phenomenology of ADHD in intellectual disability and to develop an evidence base for psychosocial intervention... - Systems analysis of stress and positive perceptions in mothers and fathers of pre-school children with autismRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 35:635-44. 2005..In addition, the need is emphasized for more systemic analyses to understand the psychological functioning of children with autism and their siblings and parents... - Maternal distress and expressed emotion: cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships with behavior problems of children with intellectual disabilitiesRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, UK
Am J Ment Retard 111:48-61. 2006..In terms of maternal expressed emotion, criticism and not emotional over-involvement was cross-sectionally but not longitudinally related to children's externalizing behavior problems and to maternal distress... - Brief report: Behavioral adjustment of siblings of children with autismRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG, Wales, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 33:99-104. 2003..Psychological adjustment of mothers (stress) and the child with autism (behavior problems) were not predictive of sibling behavioral adjustment... - Child behaviour problems and partner mental health as correlates of stress in mothers and fathers of children with autismR P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 47:231-7. 2003..Although there has been a great deal of research exploring how children affect parents, there have been many fewer studies of the interrelationships between mothers' and fathers' psychological well-being... - Do challenging behaviors affect staff psychological well-being? Issues of causality and mechanismRichard P Hastings
Richard Hastings School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK
Am J Ment Retard 107:455-67. 2002..I propose that staff negative emotional reactions mediate the impact of challenging behaviors on staff stress and evaluate research evidence for this theory... - Behavioral adjustment of siblings of children with autism engaged in applied behavior analysis early intervention programs: the moderating role of social supportRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG, Wales, United Kingdom
J Autism Dev Disord 33:141-50. 2003..The implications of these data for future research and for practice are discussed... - Determinants of negative emotional reactions and causal beliefs about self-injurious behaviour: an experimental studyR P Hastings
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, UK
J Intellect Disabil Res 47:59-67. 2003..However, few studies have explored factors affecting caregivers' emotional and cognitive responses to challenging behaviours... - Sibling relationships in adults who have siblings with or without intellectual disabilitiesMairéad A Doody
School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK
Res Dev Disabil 31:224-31. 2010.... - Early intensive behavioral intervention: outcomes for children with autism and their parents after two yearsBob Remington
Centre for Behavioural Research Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK
Am J Ment Retard 112:418-38. 2007..Measures of parental well-being, obtained at the same three time points, produced no evidence that behavioral intervention created increased problems for either mothers or fathers of children receiving it... - "You have to sit and explain it all, and explain yourself." Mothers' experiences of support services for their offspring with a rare genetic intellectual disability syndromeGemma Maria Griffith
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Brigantia Building, Penrhalt Road, Bangor, LL57 2AS, UK
J Genet Couns 20:165-77. 2011..Accessing appropriate social care services was reported to be a lengthy and complex process. These data may help inform care service providers about how best to support adults with rare genetic syndromes and their families... - Building psychological resilience in support staff caring for people with intellectual disabilities: pilot evaluation of an acceptance-based interventionStephen J Noone
Bangor University, UK
J Intellect Disabil 13:43-53. 2009..Thus, the PACT shows promise as a means of developing psychological resilience in support staff... - Exploring decision making in intellectual disability nursing practice: a qualitative studyRuth W Williams
School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University, UK
J Intellect Disabil 14:197-220. 2010..Although using empirical evidence to support practice was acknowledged, these nurses considered person centred decision making to be paramount... - Behavior problems, psychiatric symptoms, and quality of life for older adults with intellectual disability with and without autismVasiliki Totsika
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Brigantia Building, Penrallt Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales LL57 2AS, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 40:1171-8. 2010..Any differences in the skills of adults with ASD were associated with decreased adaptive skills, and not the presence of ASD per se... - Expressed emotion in families of children and adults with intellectual disabilitiesRichard P Hastings
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 13:339-45. 2007..Other future research priorities and some implications for practice are also discussed... - Parents' experiences of home-based applied behavior analysis programs for young children with autismCorinna F Grindle
Bangor University, Gwynedd, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 39:42-56. 2009..Interviews also, however, revealed some of the more challenging aspects of managing home-based EIBI. The implications of these findings for more supportive interventions for families on home programs are discussed... - Using matched groups to explore child behavior problems and maternal well-being in children with Down syndrome and autismGemma M Griffith
Bangor University, Wales, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 40:610-9. 2010..After selecting closely matched groups, we found several group differences in child behavior but little evidence of group differences in maternal outcomes... - Emotional and behavioural adjustment in siblings of children with intellectual disability with and without autismMichael A Petalas
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, UK psp202 bangor ac uk
Autism 13:471-83. 2009..Behavioural and emotional difficulties of siblings of children with autism and ID were relatively stable over 18 months... - Persistent challenging behaviour in people with an intellectual disabilityVasiliki Totsika
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, UK
Curr Opin Psychiatry 22:437-41. 2009..The aim of the present review is to summarize recent research findings on the persistence of challenging behaviours in adults and children with an intellectual disability... - Parental locus of control and psychological well-being in mothers of children with intellectual disabilityTracey Lloyd
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, UK
J Intellect Dev Disabil 34:104-15. 2009..In this study, parental locus of control and its role in relation to maternal psychological well-being was explored... - Life events as correlates of problem behavior and mental health in a residential population of adults with developmental disabilitiesDawn M Owen
School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2AS, Wales, UK
Res Dev Disabil 25:309-20. 2004..The need for replication of these data, especially using designs allowing causality to be inferred, is emphasized... - Early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism: therapists' perspectives on achieving procedural fidelityMatthew D Symes
Center for Behavioural Research Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Res Dev Disabil 27:30-42. 2006.... - Life and death of a child with down syndrome and a congenital heart condition: experiences of six couplesDeirdre Reilly
School of Psychology, University of East London, London, UK
Intellect Dev Disabil 48:403-16. 2010..Differences between couples existed in their experiences of coping and supporting each other. Practical implications include the importance of considering the specific needs of couples, individuals, and fathers within partnerships... - Social support and coping as mediators or moderators of the impact of work stressors on burnout in intellectual disability support staffJason M Devereux
School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales, LL57 2DG, United Kingdom
Res Dev Disabil 30:367-77. 2009..These findings emphasise the importance of coping in managing work demands and for the development of burnout in support staff... - Parental bereavement and the loss of a child with intellectual disabilities: a review of the literatureDeirdre E Reilly
School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom
Intellect Dev Disabil 46:27-43. 2008..In particular, professionals should be aware of dissatisfaction with care pre-loss, disenfranchised grief, and post-loss support needs of family members... - Behavior problems of children with autism, parental self-efficacy, and mental healthRichard P Hastings
Centre for Behavioural Research Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 107:222-32. 2002..No evidence for the moderating effect of self-efficacy was apparent for mothers. Methodological issues and the theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed... - Mediators' emotional responses to self-injurious behavior: an experimental studyDominique A Mossman
Southampton Community Health Services NHS Trust, UK
Am J Ment Retard 107:252-60. 2002..In particular, self-injury maintained by negative reinforcement was associated with more self-reported negative emotion. Methodological issues and implications for research and practice are discussed... - Early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism: parental therapeutic self-efficacyRichard P Hastings
Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Res Dev Disabil 23:332-41. 2002..Limitations of the study, suggestions for future research, and practical implications are briefly discussed. In particular, we advocate a role for supervisors in analyzing and developing interventions for therapist behavior... - The Rett Syndrome Behaviour Questionnaire (RSBQ): refining the behavioural phenotype of Rett syndromeRebecca H Mount
Behavioural and Brain Sciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 43:1099-110. 2002..Further delineation of the specific profile of behaviours seen in RS may help in identification of the function of the MECP2 gene and in improved differential diagnosis and management of individuals with RS... - Towards a behavioral phenotype for Rett syndromeRebecca H Mount
Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 108:1-12. 2003.... - Facilitating factors and barriers to the implementation of intensive home-based behavioural intervention for young children with autismEmma Johnson
Centre for Behavioural Research Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Child Care Health Dev 28:123-9. 2002..In addition, more general implications for the designers of behavioural intervention programmes are identified... - Staff reactions to self-injurious behaviours in learning disability services: attributions, emotional responses and helpingCheryl Jones
West Hampshire NHS Trust, Southampton, UK
Br J Clin Psychol 42:189-203. 2003..Close examination of previous studies also reveals very few supportive data of Weiner's original formulation. Therefore, we discuss the potential utility of alternative models in addition to methodological and conceptual issues... - Features of autism in Rett syndrome and severe mental retardationRebecca H Mount
Behavioural and Brain Sciences Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK
J Autism Dev Disord 33:435-42. 2003..Further work on the characterisation of the behavioral phenotype of genetic disorders such as RS and autism may aid in identifying the neuropathogenic processes that lead from gene-to-brain-to-behavior... - Use of the questionnaire on resources and stress (QRS-F) with parents of young children with autismEmma Honey
University of Newcastle, UK
Autism 9:246-55. 2005..These analyses lend preliminary support to the convergent validity of the scale. Overall, the data support the use of a total stress score from the 31-item version of the QRS-F in research with parents of young children with autism... - Coping strategies and the impact of challenging behaviors on special educators' burnoutRichard P Hastings
Centre for Behavioural Research Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
Ment Retard 40:148-56. 2002..Implications for future research and for the support of staff working with individuals who have challenging behaviors are discussed... - Positive perceptions in families of children with developmental disabilitiesRichard P Hastings
Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, United Kingdom
Am J Ment Retard 107:116-27. 2002..Throughout the discussion, we identify some questions for future research and address some implications for practice... - Trends and challenges in forensic research on offenders with intellectual disabilityWilliam R Lindsay
The State Hospital, Scotland, UK
J Intellect Dev Disabil 32:55-61. 2007..The Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability has a well-respected history of establishing the parameters and contributing to developments in the field of offenders with intellectual disability (ID)...