Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder

The relationship between peer-victimisation and self-worth was investigated in a group of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD: DSM-IV) and control children. Forty-three children aged 7 to 11 years were identified as having mild to moderate DCD as indexed by the McCanon Assessment...

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Main Authors: Barrett, Nicholas, Piek, Jan, Allen, Linsey, Jones, A., Louise, M.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: The Australian Psychological Society Ltd 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13571
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author Barrett, Nicholas
Piek, Jan
Allen, Linsey
Jones, A.
Louise, M.
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Piek, Jan
Allen, Linsey
Jones, A.
Louise, M.
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description The relationship between peer-victimisation and self-worth was investigated in a group of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD: DSM-IV) and control children. Forty-three children aged 7 to 11 years were identified as having mild to moderate DCD as indexed by the McCanon Assessment of Neurological Development (McCarron, 1997),and were matched with 43 control children on age and gender.Peer-victimisation and self-worth were found to be negatively correlated.Although the two groups did not differ significantly on reported self-worth or peer-victimisation, the relationship between these two variables was moderated by group membership. Peer-victimisation accounted for a greater and statistically significant proportion of the variance in girls with mild to moderate DCD. Furthermore,the relationship between peer-victimisation and self-worth in girls with DCD was found to be direct,and not mediated by their perceived competencies.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-135712017-01-30T11:37:58Z Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder Barrett, Nicholas Piek, Jan Allen, Linsey Jones, A. Louise, M. The relationship between peer-victimisation and self-worth was investigated in a group of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD: DSM-IV) and control children. Forty-three children aged 7 to 11 years were identified as having mild to moderate DCD as indexed by the McCanon Assessment of Neurological Development (McCarron, 1997),and were matched with 43 control children on age and gender.Peer-victimisation and self-worth were found to be negatively correlated.Although the two groups did not differ significantly on reported self-worth or peer-victimisation, the relationship between these two variables was moderated by group membership. Peer-victimisation accounted for a greater and statistically significant proportion of the variance in girls with mild to moderate DCD. Furthermore,the relationship between peer-victimisation and self-worth in girls with DCD was found to be direct,and not mediated by their perceived competencies. 2003 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13571 The Australian Psychological Society Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle Barrett, Nicholas
Piek, Jan
Allen, Linsey
Jones, A.
Louise, M.
Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_full Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_fullStr Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_full_unstemmed Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_short Peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder
title_sort peer-victimisation and self-worth in children with and without developmental coordination disorder
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13571