Thesis
Social experiences of children with disabilities: resilience, social identity and bullying
Southern Cross University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25918/thesis.56
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Abstract
Introduction. An evidence-gap was addressed by investigating perspectives of bullying among children with physical disabilities.
Method. In separate studies children with and without disabilities described their experience of, resilience to, and attitudes towards, bullying.
Results. Children with disabilities were bullied at similar rates to peers but found bullying more stressful. Neither age, gender nor school year predicted levels of bullying, although girls experienced more verbal bullying than boys. Children’s acceptability of bullying was influenced by attitudes towards bullying amongst in-groups and by disability severity of victims.
Conclusion. It is important to involve children with varying disability severities in future research.
Details
- Title
- Social experiences of children with disabilities: resilience, social identity and bullying
- Creators
- Louisa Salmon
- Contributors
- Gail Moloney (Supervisor) - Southern Cross University, School of Health and Human SciencesLewis A Bizo (Supervisor)Iona Novak (Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Southern Cross University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Theses
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University
- Number of pages
- [219] pages
- Identifiers
- 991012875399302368
- Copyright
- Copyright L Salmon 2019
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Faculty of Health; Human Sciences
- Resource Type
- Thesis