[en] The aim of this study was to evaluate the data collected using the French version of the Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale (DABS-F) during the main field test of the adaptation project, from an approach based on the item response theory. Six hundred and eighty-six participants with typical development and 199 participants with intellectual disability were recruited across three European French-speaking countries (Belgium, France, and Switzerland). The data were analyzed replicating the analyses of the original developers of the DABS. Results showed that unidimensionality, link-items, discrimination, and difficulty parameters arising from the IRT analyses, as well as discriminant validity of the DABS-F, were all comparable with the results obtained using the original version of the instrument. These results were discussed in relation to the whole adaptation project of the DABS-F.
Research Center/Unit :
RUCHE - Research Unit for a life-Course perspective on Health & Education - ULiège
Disciplines :
Treatment & clinical psychology
Author, co-author :
Straccia, Claudio; University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
von Rotz, Lorna; University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Tsao, Raphaele; University of Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France
Touil, Nathalie; University Hospital Center of Lyon (CHU), Lyon, France
Lacroix, Agnès; University of Rennes, Rennes, France
Desportes, Vincent; University Hospital Center of Lyon (CHU), Lyon, France
Comblain, Annick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Logopédie > Langage, handicaps et troubles neuro-développementaux
Courbois, Yannick; University of Lille, Lille, France
Language :
English
Title :
French Adaptation of the Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale: An IRT-Based Approach.
Publication date :
26 August 2026
Journal title :
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
