Deaf children and bullying: directions for future research.

Full Abstract

U.S. SCHOOLS are currently addressing bullying and its effects on children. Bullying is characterized as repetitive verbal teasing, threatening, physical intimidation, demeaning others, violent acts, torture, and other forms of verbal and physical aggression (Smith and Sharp, 1994a). Little is known about bullying and its impact on deaf children. Measures to describe and quantify bullying factors in this population should be developed and validated that address characteristics of deaf victims and bullies, various types of school settings deaf children attend, bullying dynamics that may be unique to this population and its peers, and other environmental factors. The presence of disabilities besides deafness, social support systems of deaf children and their families, sociocultural background, degree of hearing loss, parental educational levels and occupations, socioeconomic status, and linguistic backgrounds should also be considered. This discussion highlights issues and precautions concerning future directions for studying bullying with deaf children.

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Author information

Author/s: Weiner, Mary T (MT); Miller, Margery (M);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: American annals of the deaf (Am Ann Deaf), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 151 (issue 1) : pp 61-70

Dates: Created 2006/07/21; Completed 2008/01/22;

PMID: 16856647, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Aggression - psychology
Child
Hearing Impaired Persons - psychology
Humans
Peer Group

Peer Group
Research - trends
Social Environment
Stress, Psychological - etiology
Violence

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