ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY
Population and Setting Characteristics
Although a substantial proportion of functional analysis studies (37.2%) included adults, the majority of studies included children
(70.0%) with some form of developmental disability (91.3%; see Table 2). Given the high prevalence of problem behavior in persons with developmental disabilities, the fact that the majority of functional analysis studies have focused on this population is not surprising. A much lower percentage of studies included functional analyses of problem behaviors exhibited by persons without disabilities (9.0%), showing that this is a relatively underresearched area.
However, functional analysis methodology has been applied in 25 studies to evaluate problem behaviors
Population and Setting Characteristics
Although a substantial proportion of functional analysis studies (37.2%) included adults, the majority of studies included children
(70.0%) with some form of developmental disability (91.3%; see Table 2). Given the high prevalence of problem behavior in persons with developmental disabilities, the fact that the majority of functional analysis studies have focused on this population is not surprising. A much lower percentage of studies included functional analyses of problem behaviors exhibited by persons without disabilities (9.0%), showing that this is a relatively underresearched area.
However, functional analysis methodology has been applied in 25 studies to evaluate problem behaviors