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Is Bullying Associated with Emerging School Refusal in Autistic Boys?
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Bitsika, Vicki; Heyne, David A.; Sharpley, Christopher F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The experience of being bullied is widespread among autistic youth. Relatively little empirical work has been done on the relationship between the bullying of these youth and school refusal (SR). This study of 67 school-age autistic boys (M = 11.7 years, SD = 2.3 years) examined several factors that may contribute to SR. Data regarding boys' age,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Autism, Males, Age
Risk for School Refusal among Autistic Boys Bullied at School: Investigating Associations with Social Phobia and Separation Anxiety
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Chris; Heyne, David – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Autistic youth bullied at school are at risk for school refusal (SR), which may grow from emerging SR (ESR). SR and ESR have been associated with social phobia and separation anxiety among neurotypical youth but these associations have not been studied among autistic youth. The associations between both types of anxiety and in a sample of 71…
Descriptors: Males, Autism, Anxiety Disorders, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Variation in Social Anxiety and Separation Anxiety over Age in ASD and Non-ASD Young Males: Issues for Clinical Assessment and Treatment-Planning
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Sharpley, Chris; Bitsika, Vicki; Sarmukadam, Kimaya – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
To further understand how young males with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience anxiety, two specific forms of anxiety were examined in samples of boys with ASD and their non-ASD (NASD) peers. Self-reports on the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory (4th rev.) were collected from 117 ASD boys and 50 NASD boys, aged from 6 yr to 17 yr who…
Descriptors: Males, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
The Role of Sensory Features in Mediating Associations between Autism Symptoms and Anxiety in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bitsika, Vicki; Arnold, Wayne A.; Sharpley, Christopher F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
To investigate possible correlates of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) in young males with ASD, a test of the mediation effects of sensory features (SF) upon the association between ASD symptoms and GAD was conducted with 150 males aged 6 to 18 years. GAD data were obtained from parents of the boys and from the boys themselves; SF and ASD data…
Descriptors: Correlation, Anxiety Disorders, Males, Sensory Integration
Variation in the Profile of Anxiety Disorders in Boys with an ASD According to Method and Source of Assessment
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
To determine any variation that might occur due to the type of assessment and source used to assess them, the prevalence of 7 anxiety disorders were investigated in a sample of 140 boys with an Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 50 non-ASD (NASD) boys via the Child and Adolescent Symptom Inventory and the KIDSCID Clinical Interview. Boys with an…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Males, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
The Influence of Gender, Age, Psychological Resilience and Family Interaction Factors upon Anxiety and Depression in Non-Autism Spectrum Disorder Siblings of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F.; Mailli, Rebecca – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2015
The influence of gender, age, Psychological resilience and family interaction factors upon generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) was investigated in 75 non-autism spectrum disorder (NASD) siblings who had a brother or sister with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). GAD and MDD were much more prevalent than in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gender Differences, Resilience (Psychology), Adolescents