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The Impact of Social Network Characteristics and Gender on Covert Bullying in Australian Students with Disability in the Middle Years.
- Source :
- Journal of School Violence; Oct-Dec2019, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p613-629, 17p, 2 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Addressing bullying victimization of students with disability is a significant challenge for schools. While social support can protect against bullying victimization in the general population, its role in mediating the relationship between disability and bullying is under-researched. This paper examined covert bullying prevalence (encompassing relational, social and indirect aggression) and its relationship to social support (peer, family, and teacher) among a national sample of 4,753 Australian 8–14 year olds, 490 of whom self-identified as living with disability. Positive teacher and peer support predicted the reduced probability of bullying victimization among students overall, but low support levels among students with disability negated this effect. Interventions to address covert bullying of students with disability need to focus on whole-school approaches that reduce opportunities for victimization of students with disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BULLYING prevention
PREVENTION of school violence
AGGRESSION (Psychology)
BULLYING
STUDENTS with disabilities
INTERPERSONAL relations
PROBABILITY theory
SCHOOL violence
SEX distribution
SOCIAL networks
TEACHER-student relationships
AFFINITY groups
FAMILY relations
PEERS
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
SOCIAL support
DISEASE prevalence
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15388220
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of School Violence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137870561
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2019.1644180