Carers' attributions for challenging behaviour

Abstract

The results are discussed in relation to the concept of helping and the experience of carers coping with challenging behaviours.

Care staff attributions toward self-injurious behaviour exhibited by adults with intellectual disabilities

“…Jones & Hastings (2003) suggested that this may have been because staff responses to challenging behaviour may vary depending on topography. Stanley & Standen (2000) also demonstrated that the more externalising forms of challenging behaviour (e.g. destructive behaviour) are associated with increased staff attributions of client control, negative staff affect and reduced propensity to help, while self-directed challenging behaviour (e.g.…”

Visible markers of brain injury influence attributions for adolescents’ behaviour

“…Stanley and Standen [17] examined how carers of people with brain injuries explained challenging behaviours such as violent outbursts. The more independent the person with the injury was in their daily activities, the more likely the carer was to attribute the behaviour to being within the person's control and to feel negatively towards the person.…”

Self-awareness and reflection: exploring the ‘therapeutic use of self’

“…At worst this means that staff can intervene in ways that are unhelpful and unsupportive (Stanley & Standen, 2000). Our attributions i.e.…”