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Background: Although workplace bullying is a severe psychosocial risk with a high prevalence, there is a lack of studies addressing its incidence, particularly among staff working with people with intellectual disability. Objectives: We examined the prevalence and incidence of workplace bullying in a sample of Spanish employees working with people with intellectual disability. The socio-demographic […]
…The article looks at issues in the development of students prior to starting primary school in Wales. The article states that a Welsh teachers union found more children are starting school lacking basic personal and functioning skills. Possible solutions discussed include more parent involvement in their child’s learning and stimulation and increasing enrollment in early […]
…The mythology of the “norm” has direct repercussions for schools, and its ideological reinforcement is the primary cause of bullying today. Though it is difficult to pinpoint an origin for “the norm,” the medical model and its systemic structural power is one powerful institution that perpetuates this mythology. The medical model has a biological orientation […]
…TranSpace is an international project for empowering youngsters with disabilities to protect themselves from community-based violence. In the context of the project, an initial empirical study was carried out to assess the prevalence of aggression and victimization among these youngsters and to gain deeper insight into these phenomena. Participants in the project, aged from 11 […]
…Objective: To determine characteristics of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) with hearing difficulties including patterns of hearing aid use, comorbidity, and social and communication function. Methods: Bivariate and multivariable analysis of cross-sectional data on 40,723 children aged from birth to 17 years from the 2005-2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care […]
…Purpose: To develop a conceptual model representing the impact of musculoskeletal impairments (MSIs) in the lives of children in Malawi. Method: A total of 169 children with MSIs (CMSIs), family and other community members participated in 57 interviews, focus groups and observations. An inductive approach to data analysis was used to conceptualise the impact of […]
…Peer victimization is a serious social problem that can negatively affect children”s psychosocial development and school adjustment, and may have lasting effects for victims. The rates of peer victimization among preschool children with disabilities, however, are unknown. This paper examines the prevalence and nature of peer victimization among children with disabilities in school settings using […]
…Background and Objectives Algodystrophy or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy is a localised chronic pain syndrome characterised by extreme and persistent pain, functional disability and refusal of mobilisation of a specific segment. Algodystrophy in children has several specific characteristics that are distinct from the disease seen in adults. Psychological stress and other psychological comorbidities play a prominent […]
…Twelve students with autistic disorder participated in interviews to reveal their perspective of physical education. Inductive thematic analysis was undertaken to provide a comprehensive account of the data. Three key themes emerged, each a compilation of a set of subthemes. The first theme, individual challenges, was comprised of physical ability, sensory challenges and a fear […]
…Is harassment based on personal characteristics such as race/ ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability more detrimental than general harassment? In 2 large population-based studies of adolescents, more than one third of those harassed reported bias-based school harassment. Both studies show that bias-based harassment is more strongly associated with compromised health than general harassment. Research […]
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