Peer Bullying Experienced by Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review

Abstract

The aim of this study is to conduct a comprehensive descriptive analysis by examining the quantitative studies on peer bullying for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in terms of demographic characteristics, methodological characteristics and results related variables. Accordingly, 44 studies were obtained in the first search in Eric, ProQuest, Scopus, ScienceDirect, EbscoHOST, Google Scholar databases by typing the determined keywords. As regards to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 13 articles were published between 2011 and 2021 in the research. The results of the research indicate that children with ASD are bullied more than their other peers, that their bullying is caused by the diagnostic characteristics of these children, and that this experience affects the psychosocial states of children (eg, anxiety, depression). It is expected that the findings obtained from the research will guide researchers and practitioners who will work on peer bullying.

Keywords

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Peer Bullying
• School

Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Olan Çocukların Deneyimledikleri Akran Zorbalığı: Sistematik Bir Derleme

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu (OSB) olan çocuklara yönelik akran zorbalığı ile ilgili nicel çalışmaları demografik özellikler, yöntemsel özellikler ve sonuçlara ilişkin bulgular değişkenleri açısından inceleyerek kapsamlı bir betimsel analiz yapmaktır. Bu doğrultuda, belirlenen anahtar kelimeler yazılarak ERIC, ProQuest, Scopus, ScienceDirect, EbscoHOST, Google Scholar veri tabanlarında yapılan ilk taramada 44 çalışma elde edilmiştir. Dâhil etme ve hariç tutma kriterlerine göre 2011-2021 yılları arasında yayınlanan toplam 13 makale araştırma kapsamına alınmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, OSB’li çocukların diğer akranlarına oranla daha fazla akran zorbalığına uğradıkları, akran zorbalığına uğrama durumlarının bu çocukların tanısal özelliklerinden kaynaklandığı ve bu deneyimin çocukların psikososyal durumlarını (örn, kaygı, depresyon) etkilediği ortaya çıkmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulguların akran zorbalığı konusunda çalışacak araştırmacılara ve uygulamacılara yol göstermesi beklenmektedir.

Keywords

• Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu
• Akran Zorbalığı
• Okul

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