Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Institute for Autism Research, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, USA.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Aug;53(8):3092-3102. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05612-0. Epub 2022 Jun 9.
Children with ASD are more likely to be involved in bullying compared to typically developing peers; however, studies rarely examine bullying perpetration and the contributing factors among this population. The primary aim of this study was to examine the extent to which parent-reported ASD symptoms, social skills, and comorbid externalizing and internalizing symptoms predicted bullying perpetration in a sample of 390 children with ASD without intellectual disability. Findings from hierarchical regression analyses indicated that social skill deficits, externalizing symptoms (i.e., hyperactivity, aggression, and conduct problems), and depressive symptoms were associated with higher likelihood of bullying perpetration, while severity of ASD symptoms and anxiety were not significant predictors. Further research is needed to better understand bullying perpetration among children with ASD.
与典型发育的同龄人相比,患有 ASD 的儿童更有可能卷入欺凌事件;然而,很少有研究调查该人群中的欺凌行为和促成因素。本研究的主要目的是在一个没有智力障碍的 390 名 ASD 儿童样本中,检验父母报告的 ASD 症状、社交技能以及并发的外化和内化症状在多大程度上预测欺凌行为。层次回归分析的结果表明,社交技能缺陷、外化症状(即多动、攻击性和行为问题)和抑郁症状与更高的欺凌行为可能性相关,而 ASD 症状的严重程度和焦虑则不是显著的预测因素。需要进一步的研究来更好地理解 ASD 儿童的欺凌行为。