Effectiveness of an Intervention on Verbal Violence among Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 5, October 2014
Pages:
87-93
Received:
3 August 2014
Accepted:
18 August 2014
Published:
19 December 2014
Abstract: This article focus on verbal violence among students with intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of the research was to assess the impact of an intervention program based on the model of the "Cycle of Internalized Learning" (Reiter, 2008), on the reduction of verbal violence and to find out if there are gander differences in the use of verbal violence. The sample consisted of 44 students with ID attending 5 classrooms. Three classrooms were the experimental group (N = 20) and two classes were the comparison group (N = 24). Pre – post method was applied, all participant filled in a bullying questionnaire (Olweus, 1993). The experimental group underwent intervention. The findings revealed that the intervention program was effective in decreasing the use of verbal violence. Concerning gander, there were no significant differences between boys and girls, although the girls had greater tendency to use verbal violence then the boys. The results provide information that contribute to the understanding of patterns of verbal violence among students with ID and in the design of future intervention programs.
Abstract: This article focus on verbal violence among students with intellectual disabilities (ID). The purpose of the research was to assess the impact of an intervention program based on the model of the "Cycle of Internalized Learning" (Reiter, 2008), on the reduction of verbal violence and to find out if there are gander differences in the use of verbal...
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