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UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR IN OLDER PEOPLE; THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONTROLLABILITY BELIEFS SCALE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2004

Dave Dagnan ,
Fiona Grant  and
Andrew McDonnell
Dave Dagnan
Affiliation:
West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, UK Reprint requests to Dave Dagnan, Department of Clinical Psychology, West Cumberland Hospital, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK. E-mail: dave.dagnan@ncumbria.nhs.uk
Fiona Grant
Affiliation:
Bensham Hospital, Gateshead, UK
Andrew McDonnell
Affiliation:
Studio 3 Training Systems, Bath, UK
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Abstract

Carers' beliefs about the controllability of challenging behaviour have been shown to be related to their emotional and behavioural responses to such behaviour. This paper describes the psychometric properties of a new 15-item scale that assesses such beliefs. The scale has good internal reliability and a two-factor structure representing positive and negative beliefs about controllability. The negative beliefs about controllability sub-scale correlate highly with a wishful-thinking coping style but not with a practical problem-solving coping style. The clinical use of this scale is discussed.

Keywords

Attributionschallenging behaviourcarerscontrollabilitymeasurementpsychometrics
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , October 2004 , pp. 501 - 506
Copyright
2004 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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