Title: Reported Differences Regarding Bullying, Pro-Social And Victim Behaviors for Burn Surviving Children As Compared to Juvenile Firesetters
Abstract: In the United States, bullying has been generally considered to be a normal part of childhood. Recently that attitude has changed with several states passing laws requiring anti-bullying policies in schools. Juvenile firestarting and childhood bullying behaviors have been linked to violence and crime in early adulthood. This study sought to determine if burn survivors experience bullying and victimization differently than juvenile firesetters. A 25-item questionnaire measuring bullying, victimization and pro-social behaviors was distributed to burn survivors attending burn camp and to juvenile firesetters attending firesetting prevention classes. Participants included 252 burn survivors (106 female/144 male), with a mean age of 12.2 years, and 246 juvenile firestarters (202 male/34 female), with a mean age of 11.6 years. Nearly 25% of burn surviving children reported bullying as a major problem; significantly more often than 15% of firestarters (p = .009). Thirty eight percent of both groups reported bullying as not much...
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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