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ABC narrative recording may help hypothesize problem behavior functions in children with developmental disabilities. However, further research is needed to confirm its validity as a standalone functional behavior assessment method.

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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral analysis
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

Background:

  • Professionals frequently use ABC narrative recording to determine problem behavior functions in children with developmental disabilities.
  • The validity of analyses derived from ABC narrative recordings has not been empirically established.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the accuracy of ABC narrative recordings in identifying problem behavior functions.
  • To compare expert analyses from ABC narrative recordings with functional analysis (FA) and the Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF) scale.

Main Methods:

  • Twelve experts analyzed ABC narrative recordings for four children with developmental disabilities.
  • Expert findings were compared against results from a functional analysis (FA) and the QABF scale.

Main Results:

  • Expert-identified functions using ABC narrative recordings aligned with FA-identified functions for three out of four participants.
  • Expert analyses showed statistically significant agreement with the QABF scale for two out of three participants with conclusive results.

Conclusions:

  • ABC narrative recording shows potential for generating hypotheses about problem behavior functions.
  • Additional research is required to establish ABC narrative recording as a standalone functional behavior assessment tool.