Social Vulnerability and Bullying in Children with Asperger Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Sofronoff, Kate; Dark, Elizabeth; Stone, Valerie
Titel	Social Vulnerability and Bullying in Children with Asperger Syndrome
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 15 (2011) 3, S.355-372 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361310365070
Schlagwörter	Theory of Mind; Bullying; Asperger Syndrome; Interpersonal Relationship; Interaction; Parents; Psychometrics; Communication Skills; At Risk Persons; Children; Peer Relationship; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Psychological Patterns; Behavior Problems; Interpersonal Competence; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Australia; Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobbing; Asperger-Syndrom; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interaktion; Eltern; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Kommunikationsstil; Risikogruppe; Child; Kind; Kinder; Peer-Beziehungen; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Children with Asperger syndrome (AS) have IQ within the normal range but specific impairments in theory of mind, social interaction and communication skills. The majority receive education in mainstream schools and research suggests they are bullied more than typically developing peers. The current study aimed to evaluate factors that predict bullying for such children and also to examine a new measure, the Social Vulnerability Scale (SVS). One hundred and thirty three parents of children with AS completed the SVS and of these 92 parents completed both the SVS and questionnaires measuring anxiety, anger, behaviour problems, social skills and bullying. Regression analyses revealed that these variables together strongly predicted bullying, but that social vulnerability was the strongest predictor. Test-re-test and internal consistency analyses of the SVS demonstrated sound psychometric properties and factor analyses revealed two sub-scales: gullibility and credulity. Limitations of the study are acknowledged and suggestions for future research discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10