Perceived Bullying and Social Support in Students Accessing Special Inclusion Programming |
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Authors: | Conway F Saylor John Bradley Leach |
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Institution: | (1) Citadel Department of Psychology, 171 Moultrie St, Charleston, SC 29451, USA |
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Abstract: | Perceived bullying experiences, fear of school violence, and social support were investigated in 24 students with disabilities
(SWD) in self-contained special education classes and 24 peers with no known disabilities (Peers) who participated in a pilot
recreation-focused inclusion program, Peer EXPRESS. Middle and high school students were invited 10 and 34 weeks after the
beginning of school to complete the Reynolds’s Bully Victimization Scale (BVS) and School Violence Anxiety Scale (SVAS) and
Harter’s Social Support Scale (HSS). Significantly higher rates of perceived victimization by peers and greater anxiety about
multiple forms of peer victimization were noted among SWD both before and after the supplemental inclusion intervention. Although
paired t-tests showed significant declines in SWD reports of victimization and anxiety over 24 weeks in Peer EXPRESS, declines
were not great enough to eliminate the SWD-Peer discrepancy or substantially change perceived social support. Implications
for students’ personal safety and inclusive programming are discussed.
This research was made possible by a faculty research grant from The Citadel Foundation as well the Peer EXPRESS intervention
grant from the South Carolina Governor’s Office Developmental Disabilities Council |
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Keywords: | Bullying Peer victimization Inclusion Students with disabilities |
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