School Victimization of Elementary School Students With Disabilities: Trends and Risk and Protective Factors

• In Event: Understanding Difficult Behavior: Prevention, Supports, and Attitudes

Abstract

School victimization is a growing social problem around the world, with adverse effects on psychological, physical health, academic, and social outcomes. Students with disabilities experience school victimization at more than twice the rate of students without disabilities. This study analyzed Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies (ECLS-K:2011) data to explore the prevalence and characteristics of school victimization of students with and without disabilities and examine the risk and protective factors of school victimization. DisCrit theoretical framework was used to examine inequality that interacts with race and ethnicity to shape students’ school victimization experiences. Results show that having a disability and African American were strongly associated with child’s four types of victimization at schools. Discussions, implications, and limitations are discussed.

Authors

• Yeji Kim, Ohio University
  Presenting Author

• North Cooc, University of Texas at Austin
  Non-Presenting Author