MEASURING STAFF PERCEPTIONS OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR - THE CHALLENGINGBEHAVIOR ATTRIBUTIONS SCALE (CHABA)

Causal attributions may interact with other variables to determine sta ff responses to challenging behaviour. Furthermore, staff perceptions of the causes of challenging behaviour are likely to change as a resul t of theoretical and practical training. However, there is no establis hed simple method for measuring staff attributions that could facilita te research in these areas. The present paper describes the developmen t and preliminary psychometric analysis of the Challenging Behaviour A ttributions Scale (CHABA).