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WORLD JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 43-50Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v8.i1.43
Keywords
Blindness; Bullying; Life satisfaction; Risk factors; Self-efficacy; Victim; Visual impairment
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- European Commission, Directorate General Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection [ECHO/ SUB/2015/718665/PREP17]
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AIM To examine associated factors of bullying and to determine associations between bullying and psychosocial outcomes among individuals with visual impairments (VI). METHODS We conducted an age-stratified cross-sectional survey of adults with. who were recruited from the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. Data were collected through structural telephone interviews in the period between February and May, 2017. Linear regression models were used to examine factors related to bullying and associations of bullying with self-efficacy and life satisfaction. RESULTS A total of 736 individuals were interviewed. The lifetime and 6-mo prevalence of bullying was 41.7% and 8.2%, respectively. The majority of bullied participants reported.-specific bullying (65.1%). Victimization of bullying was associated with young age, early onset-age of., and having other impairments. Participants who reported bullying had lower levels of self-efficacy [ Adjusted relative risk (ARR): 0.40, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.19-0.85] and life satisfaction (ARR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.51-0.91). CONCLUSION Bullying is highly prevalent among individuals with.. Our findings suggest that interventions to reduce bullying may be beneficial for improving the well-being and life quality of people with..
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