TY - JOUR
T1 - Bullying-related behaviour in adolescents with autism
T2 - Links with autism severity and emotional and behavioural problems
AU - Fink, Elian
AU - Olthof, Tjeert
AU - Goossens, Frits
AU - van der Meijden, Sandra
AU - Begeer, Sander
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - This study examined the association between peer-reported bullying-related behaviours (bully, victim, outsider and defender), age, gender, autism severity and teacher-rated emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, using a multi-informant approach. The sample comprised 120 adolescents (11% girls, Mage = 15.6 years, standard deviation = 1.89 years) attending a special school for children with autism. Results show that bullying decreased with age and was associated with behavioural problems, while victimisation was only associated with peer problems – a pattern of results comparable to studies exploring these associations in typically developing children. However, there were few associations among study variables for outsider or defender behaviours in this sample. Notably, children’s autism severity did not significantly predict bullying-related behaviours.
AB - This study examined the association between peer-reported bullying-related behaviours (bully, victim, outsider and defender), age, gender, autism severity and teacher-rated emotional and behavioural problems in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, using a multi-informant approach. The sample comprised 120 adolescents (11% girls, Mage = 15.6 years, standard deviation = 1.89 years) attending a special school for children with autism. Results show that bullying decreased with age and was associated with behavioural problems, while victimisation was only associated with peer problems – a pattern of results comparable to studies exploring these associations in typically developing children. However, there were few associations among study variables for outsider or defender behaviours in this sample. Notably, children’s autism severity did not significantly predict bullying-related behaviours.
KW - adolescents
KW - autism spectrum disorders
KW - behavioural problems
KW - bullying
KW - defending
KW - emotional problems
KW - victimisation
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U2 - 10.1177/1362361316686760
DO - 10.1177/1362361316686760
M3 - Article
C2 - 28514869
SN - 1362-3613
VL - 22
SP - 684
EP - 692
JO - Autism
JF - Autism
IS - 6
ER -
