TY - JOUR
T1 - Peer Victimization and Dating Violence Among LGBTQ Youth
T2 - The Impact of School Violence and Crime on Mental Health Outcomes
AU - Espelage, Dorothy L.
AU - Merrin, Gabriel J.
AU - Hatchel, Tyler
N1 - Funding Information:
Dorothy L. Espelage, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of Florida. She is the recipient of the APA Lifetime Achievement Award in Prevention Science and the 2016 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy and is a fellow of American Psychological Society (APS), American Psychological Association (APA), and American Educational Research Association (AERA). Over the last 20 years, she has authored over 140 peer-reviewed articles, six edited books, and 30 chapters on bullying, homophobic teasing, sexual harassment, dating violence, and gang violence.
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PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - This study examined the moderating role of school violence and peer victimization on the association between sexual orientation and mental health. The sample consisted of 11,794 high school students (Mage = 16, SD = 1.23; female assigned at birth = 51%; 1.8% identified as transgender) across 23 schools. Participants completed a self-report survey that assessed sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender identity, victimization experiences (e.g., peer and dating), perceptions of school violence and crime, as well as anxiety and suicidality. Multilevel analyses indicated that lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, and transgender (LGBTQ) individuals with lower rates of victimization had significantly lower rates of suicidality compared to LGBTQ individuals with higher rates of victimization. LGBTQ individuals in schools with high student perceptions of school violence and crime had higher suicidality than their non-LGBTQ counterparts. LGBTQ youth in schools with lower school violence and crime levels had lower rates of suicidality than their non-LGBTQ counterparts. Interventions need to consider multiple forms of victimization and school environment as potential risk and protective factors for LGBTQ youth.
AB - This study examined the moderating role of school violence and peer victimization on the association between sexual orientation and mental health. The sample consisted of 11,794 high school students (Mage = 16, SD = 1.23; female assigned at birth = 51%; 1.8% identified as transgender) across 23 schools. Participants completed a self-report survey that assessed sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender identity, victimization experiences (e.g., peer and dating), perceptions of school violence and crime, as well as anxiety and suicidality. Multilevel analyses indicated that lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, and transgender (LGBTQ) individuals with lower rates of victimization had significantly lower rates of suicidality compared to LGBTQ individuals with higher rates of victimization. LGBTQ individuals in schools with high student perceptions of school violence and crime had higher suicidality than their non-LGBTQ counterparts. LGBTQ youth in schools with lower school violence and crime levels had lower rates of suicidality than their non-LGBTQ counterparts. Interventions need to consider multiple forms of victimization and school environment as potential risk and protective factors for LGBTQ youth.
KW - LGBTQ youth
KW - school violence and crime
KW - sexual minority youth
KW - teen dating violence
KW - victimization
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U2 - 10.1177/1541204016680408
DO - 10.1177/1541204016680408
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042680067
SN - 1541-2040
VL - 16
SP - 156
EP - 173
JO - Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
JF - Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
IS - 2
ER -