TY - JOUR
T1 - Social-Ecological Predictors of Homophobic Name-Calling Perpetration and Victimization Among Early Adolescents
AU - Valido, Alberto
AU - Merrin, Gabriel J.
AU - Espelage, Dorothy L.
AU - Robinson, Luz E.
AU - Nickodem, Kyle
AU - Ingram, Katherine M.
AU - El Sheikh, America J.
AU - Torgal, Cagil
AU - Fairclough, Javari
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Data in this article were drawn from a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U01/CE001677) to Dorothy Espelage (PI). The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2021.
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Bias-based aggression at school in the form of homophobic name-calling is quite prevalent among early adolescents. Homophobic name-calling is associated with low academic performance, higher risky sexual behaviors, and substance abuse, among other adverse outcomes. This longitudinal study examined risk and protective factors across multiple domains of the social ecology (individual, peer, family, school and community) and levels of analysis (within- and between-person) associated with homophobic name-calling perpetration and victimization. Students from four middle schools in the U.S. Midwest (N = 1,655; (Formula presented.) age = 12.75; range = 10–16 years) were surveyed four times (Spring/Fall 2008, Spring/Fall 2009). For homophobic name-calling perpetration, significant risk factors included impulsivity, social dominance, traditional masculinity, family violence, and neighborhood violence; while empathy, peer support, school belonging, and adult support were significant protective factors. For homophobic name-calling victimization, significant risk factors included empathy (between-person), impulsivity, traditional masculinity, family violence, and neighborhood violence, while empathy (within-person), parental monitoring, peer support, school belonging, and adult support were significant protective factors.
AB - Bias-based aggression at school in the form of homophobic name-calling is quite prevalent among early adolescents. Homophobic name-calling is associated with low academic performance, higher risky sexual behaviors, and substance abuse, among other adverse outcomes. This longitudinal study examined risk and protective factors across multiple domains of the social ecology (individual, peer, family, school and community) and levels of analysis (within- and between-person) associated with homophobic name-calling perpetration and victimization. Students from four middle schools in the U.S. Midwest (N = 1,655; (Formula presented.) age = 12.75; range = 10–16 years) were surveyed four times (Spring/Fall 2008, Spring/Fall 2009). For homophobic name-calling perpetration, significant risk factors included impulsivity, social dominance, traditional masculinity, family violence, and neighborhood violence; while empathy, peer support, school belonging, and adult support were significant protective factors. For homophobic name-calling victimization, significant risk factors included empathy (between-person), impulsivity, traditional masculinity, family violence, and neighborhood violence, while empathy (within-person), parental monitoring, peer support, school belonging, and adult support were significant protective factors.
KW - early adolescence
KW - homophobic name-calling
KW - longitudinal analysis
KW - social ecological
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U2 - 10.1177/02724316211002271
DO - 10.1177/02724316211002271
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85105752388
SN - 0272-4316
VL - 42
SP - 1115
EP - 1151
JO - Journal of Early Adolescence
JF - Journal of Early Adolescence
IS - 9
ER -