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Doubly Disadvantaged? Bullying Experiences among Disabled Children and Young People in England

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ID2322673
AuthorsStella Chatzitheochari (0000-0001-6773-3995, University of Warwick, corresponding author), Samantha Parsons (0000-0001-5949-3899, Institute of Education, University College London, UK), Lucinda Platt (0000-0002-8251-6400, London School of Economics and Political Science)
Year2016
Volume50
Issue4
Pages695-713
Publication date2016-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0385 • E-ISSN: 1469-8684
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0038038515574813
PMID27546915
OpenAlexW2158211630
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited50

Bullying among school-aged children and adolescents is recognised as an important social problem, and the adverse consequences for victims are well established. However, despite growing interest in the socio-demographic profile of victims, there is limited evidence on the relationship between bullying victimisation and childhood disability. This article enhances our understanding of bullying experiences among disabled children in both early and later childhood, drawing on nationally representative longitudinal data from the Millennium Cohort Study and the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England. We model the association of disability measured in two different ways with the probability of being bullied at ages seven and 15, controlling for a wide range of known risk factors that vary with childhood disability. Results reveal an independent association of disability with bullying victimisation, suggesting a potential pathway to cumulative disability-related disadvantage, and drawing attention to the school as a site of reproduction of social inequalities

Cohort · Developmental psychology · Disadvantage · Disadvantaged · Environmental health · Longitudinal study · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Victimisation · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Demography · Education Discipline and Inequality · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology

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Unique citing works26
Citations per year2,89
Citation span2017 - 2026 (10)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 26

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