Bullying Among Deaf / Hard Of Hearing: Parents' Perspectives

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to investigate the level of bullying among Deaf / Hard of Hearing children as perceived by their parents. A descriptive-analytical approach was employed. Participants were 130 parents of Deaf / Hard of Hearing children . To collect and analyize data  a 29-item questionnaire was used. Findings indicated that the level of bullying among Deaf / Hard of Hearing children as perceived by their parents was low (M = 1.890, RW = 37.80%). There were no differences in the level of bullying of Deaf / Hard of Hearing children as perceived by their parents that may be attributed to parent’s gender and educational qualification or child’s gender and impairment type. However, significant differences were found with the variable of impairment severity, with the differences being in favor of those with profound impairment. In addition, there were statistically significant attributed to the child’s age, with the differences being in favor of the younger age categories.