The hidden curves of risk: a nonlinear model of cumulative risk and school bullying victimization among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

School bullying victimization (SBV) occurs more frequently in students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in general education than in special classes, and there is a cumulative risk effect on SBV exposure among young people with ASD reported by their parents and teachers. However, SBV is a personal experience, the predictive patterns of cumulative risk on SBV reported by themselves and its psychological mechanism remain unclear. This study aims to explore the relationship between cumulative risk and SBV based on self-report, and to test whether internalizing problems mediates this relationship among adolescents with ASD placed in regular classes.

Methods

This study used data from the Taiwan Special Needs Education Longitudinal Study (SNELS) in 2011. The analysis

SUBMITTER: Ding JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10823726 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature