ERIC Number: EJ1113860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Sep
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0741-9325
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Predictors of Bullying Behavior, Victimization, and Bully-Victim Risk among High School Students with Disabilities
Blake, Jamilia J.; Zhou, Qiong; Kwok, Oi-Man; Benz, Michael R.
Remedial and Special Education, v37 n5 p285-295 Sep 2016
The literature on bullying among students with disabilities is burgeoning. The purpose of this study was to examine risk factors for adolescents' involvement in bullying across the bullying continuum. Drawing from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), 2,870 adolescents with disabilities were sampled. Results from multinomial regression analyses indicated that internalizing symptoms and interpersonal skills were significant predictors of victimization and bully-victimization risk, respectively. Disability status emerged as a significant predictor only for bullying behavior. Ethnic differences were found for victimization roles, but not for bullying, suggesting that Caucasian students were most vulnerable to being the target of bullying or serving dual roles as bully-victims relative to students from other ethnic backgrounds. Implications for these findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims of Crime, High School Students, Disabilities, Special Education, Special Needs Students, Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Transitional Programs, Regression (Statistics), White Students, Predictor Variables, Emotional Disturbances, Intellectual Disability, Comparative Analysis, Likert Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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