Bullying Adolescents With Intellectual Disability

Βullying and the mental health of schoolchildren with special educational needs in primary education

“…Τα αποτελέσματα της παρούσας μελέτης συμφωνούν με άλλες Ελληνικές 14,19,26 και διεθνείς μελέτες 16,[27][28][29] που έχουν δείξει ότι μεγάλο ποσοστό των μαθητών με αναπτυξιακές διαταραχές, νοητική υστέρηση ή σωματικές αναπηρίες είναι θύματα σω ματικής, κοινωνικής ή/και λεκτικής μορφής σχολι κού εκφοβισμού.…”

The Influence of Psychosocial Factors on Bullying Involvement of Students With Disabilities

“…This overrepresentation varies by study and sample population, where some scholars suggest that students with disabilities are overrepresented as both bullies and victims (Rose, Espelage, & Monda-Amaya, 2009;Rose, Swearer, & Espelage, in press;Swearer, Wang, Maag, Siebecker, & Frerichs, 2012), some only as victims (Christensen, Fraynt, Neece, & Baker, 2012;Farmer et al, 2012;Rose, Espelage, Aragon, & Elliott, 2011), and some only as bullies . However, this overrepresentation may be linked to the diagnostic criteria of a disability , such as social-skills and communication deficits (Christensen et al, 2012;Rose, Monda-Amaya, et al, 2011;Swearer et al, 2012), and these characteristics serve as risk-factors for involvement. However, much is still unknown about the association between psychosocial outcomes (e.g., depression, delinquency, self-esteem, hostility) and bullying among students with disabilities.…”

Adolescents with Disabilities

“…Although students with disabilities may be disproportionately at risk for involvement in peer victimization, the presence of a disability itself may not be the most important risk factor. Rather, factors that commonly accompany the disability, such as problems with social skills, communication difficulties, and/or internalizing and externalizing behaviors, may compromise their social status and further increase their risk for involvement as a victim or perpetrator (Bellini et al 2007;Blake et al 2012;Christensen et al 2012).…”