Prevalence of school bullying among youth with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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Maiano, Christophe, Normand, Claude L., Salvas, Marie Claude, Moullec, Gregory and Aime, Annie. (2016). Prevalence of school bullying among youth with autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Autism Research. 9(6), pp. 601 - 615. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1568
Authors | Maiano, Christophe, Normand, Claude L., Salvas, Marie Claude, Moullec, Gregory and Aime, Annie |
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Abstract | The true extent of school bullying among youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) remains an underexplored area. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to: (a) assess the proportion of school-aged youth with ASD involved in school bullying as perpetrators, victims or both; (b) examine whether the observed prevalence estimates vary when different sources of heterogeneity related to the participants' characteristics and to the assessment methods are considered; and (c) compare the risk of school bullying between youth with ASD and their typically developing (TD) peers. A systematic literature search was performed and 17 studies met the inclusion criteria. The resulting pooled prevalence estimate for general school bullying perpetration, victimization and both was 10%, 44%, and 16%, respectively. Pooled prevalence was also estimated for physical, verbal, and relational school victimization and was 33%, 50%, and 31%, respectively. Moreover, subgroup analyses showed significant variations in the pooled prevalence by geographic location, school setting, information source, type of measures, assessment time frame, and bullying frequency criterion. Finally, school-aged youth with ASD were found to be at greater risk of school victimization in general, as well as verbal bullying, than their TD peers. |
Keywords | bullying; school; victimization; perpetration; prevalence |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Autism Research |
Journal citation | 9 (6), pp. 601 - 615 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
ISSN | 1939-3792 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1568 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84974782802 |
Page range | 601 - 615 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United States of America |
Editors | D. G.Amaral |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8q04w/prevalence-of-school-bullying-among-youth-with-autism-spectrum-disorders-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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