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| Research article summary (published 30 Jan 2002): |
Behavioural knowledge, causal beliefs and self-efficacy as predictors of special educators' emotional reactions to challenging behaviours.
Full Abstract
Theoretical models and emerging empirical data suggest that the emotional reactions of staff to challenging behaviours may affect their responses to challenging behaviours and their psychological well-being. However, there have been few studies focusing on factors related to staff emotional reactions. Seventy staff working in educational environments with children with intellectual disability and/or autism completed a self-report questionnaire that measured demographic factors, behavioural causal beliefs, behavioural knowledge, perceived self-efficacy, and emotional reactions to challenging behaviours. Regression analyses revealed that behavioural causal beliefs were a positive predictor, and self-efficacy and behavioural knowledge were negative predictors of negative emotional reactions to challenging behaviours. Staff with formal qualifications also reported more negative emotional reactions. No other demographic factors emerged as significant predictors. The results suggest that behavioural causal beliefs, low self-efficacy and low behavioural knowledge may make staff vulnerable to experiencing negative emotional reactions to challenging behaviours. Researchers and clinicians need to address these issues in staff who work with people with challenging behaviours.
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Author/s: Hastings, R P (RP); Brown, T (T);
Affiliation: Centre for Behavioural Research Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. rph@soton.ac.uk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (J Intellect Disabil Res), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 46 (issue Pt 2) : pp 144-50
Dates: Created 2002/02/28; Completed 2002/06/05; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 11869385, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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