Their study looked at bullying and victimization in teens with ASD, if they could tell between bullying and victimization, and whether their Theory of Mind and bullying were related. They collected data from 230 teenagers with ASD who attended special education schools. The teenagers had to rate on a 5-point Likert scale fitted by two descriptions of bullying and victimization, and the teenagers had to answer “bullies other children,” and “is victimized” rating from “never” “to several times a week.” The teachers also filled out the same questionnaire as the peer ratings, but rating every child in the class. Participants also had to do a self-rating on bullying and victimization. Lastly, they measured the ability to recognize bullying by having the participants watch 14 videos, containing three different types of bullying: physical, verbal, and relational. In the results, they found the rates of bullying and victimization between 6-46%, and teachers reporting of bullying and victimization than peers. Teenagers who scored higher on the teacher and self-report of victimization were also more likely to misinterpret non-bullying situations as bullying. If adolescents bullied more, according to their teachers and peers, and the less developed their Theory of Minds were, they were more likely to misinterpret bullying situations as
Their study looked at bullying and victimization in teens with ASD, if they could tell between bullying and victimization, and whether their Theory of Mind and bullying were related. They collected data from 230 teenagers with ASD who attended special education schools. The teenagers had to rate on a 5-point Likert scale fitted by two descriptions of bullying and victimization, and the teenagers had to answer “bullies other children,” and “is victimized” rating from “never” “to several times a week.” The teachers also filled out the same questionnaire as the peer ratings, but rating every child in the class. Participants also had to do a self-rating on bullying and victimization. Lastly, they measured the ability to recognize bullying by having the participants watch 14 videos, containing three different types of bullying: physical, verbal, and relational. In the results, they found the rates of bullying and victimization between 6-46%, and teachers reporting of bullying and victimization than peers. Teenagers who scored higher on the teacher and self-report of victimization were also more likely to misinterpret non-bullying situations as bullying. If adolescents bullied more, according to their teachers and peers, and the less developed their Theory of Minds were, they were more likely to misinterpret bullying situations as