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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31781| Title: | Is Bullying Associated with Emerging School Refusal in Autistic Boys? | Contributor(s): | Bitsika, Vicki (author) ; Heyne, David A (author); Sharpley, Christopher F (author) |
Publication Date: | 2021-04 | Early Online Version: | 2020-07-23 | DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-020-04610-4 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31781 | Abstract: | The experience of being bullied is widespread among autistic youth. Relatively little empirical work has been done on the relationship between the bullying of these youth and school refusal (SR). This study of 67 school-age autistic boys (M = 11.7 years, SD = 2.3 years) examined several factors that may contribute to SR. Data regarding boys’ age, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), major depressive disorder (MDD), key ASD diagnostic criteria, and frequency of being bullied were collected. Results indicated that, while boys displaying emerging SR also had significantly higher GAD and MDD than boys without emerging SR, only the frequency of being bullied made a significant contribution to emerging SR. Implications for prevention and treatment of SR among autistic youth are discussed. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 51(4), p. 1081-1092 | Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1573-3432 0162-3257 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320903 Central nervous system | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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| Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Science and Technology |
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