School bullying victims of students with special needs and ordinary in the light of some variables

Eali Talab, Ahmad; Muhamad Sulayman, Eamrw

doi:10.21608/edusohag.2019.58488

School bullying victims of students with special needs and ordinary in the light of some variables

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ Associate Professor - Department of Special Education - Faculty of Education - King Khalid University. Assistant Professor of Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, New Valley University.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, College of Education, King Khalid University

10.21608/edusohag.2019.58488

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the differences between students with special needs and ordinary students in school bullying victims, and explore the differences among students with special needs in school bullying victims in the light of: type of disability, gender, and educational stage. The sample of the study consisted of (263) students [(61) intellectually disabled (33 males, 28 females), (52) students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (29 males, 33 females), (70) students with learning disorders (39 males, 31 females), and (80) ordinary students (40 males, 40 females)]. School bullying victims scale was used (prepared by the researchers). The results of the study indicated that there were statistically significant differences between students with special needs and ordinary students in school bullying victims scale for students with: intellectual disabled, students with Autistic Spectrum, while differences were not significant between students with learning Disorders and ordinary students in both total score or “physical bullying victims” and “verbal bullying victims”, there are statistically significant differences in school bullying victims among students with special needs according to: the type of disability, gender, and educational stage. The results of the study were discussed in the light of literature and previous studies.

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