PREDICTORS OF VICTIMIZATION EXPERIENCES OF ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN TRANSITION

This study explored predictors of victimization experiences on a sampl e of adolescents with disabilities while in school and I year after le aving school through phone interviews of students and parents. Logisti c regression analyses revealed that people with serious emotional dist urbance who demonstrated low personal/social achievement skills were m ere likely to experience victimization sometime in their school career than were people with other disabilities and higher personal/social s kills. Variables affecting victimization rates I year out of school in cluded prior victimization (while in school), gender (females were mor e likely to be victimized), and arrest record of people with serious e motional disturbance after leaving school.