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Kim I, Burgess D, Chatters SS. Perceived School Fairness and Willingness to Report Bias-Based Bullying Among Youth During COVID-19 Pandemic. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2023; 93:197-205. [PMID: 36370031 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND As COVID-19 has let many students into remote learning environments and exacerbated inequality among marginalized individuals, there is a growing concern about Bias-Based Bullying (BBB) in online spaces among school-aged youths. Learning modality and perceived school fairness may affect youth's likelihood of reporting BBB. METHODS Data were collected as part of "No Place For Hate" (NPFH) project, which was conducted by an equity office of a school district. A sample of middle and high school students (N = 1117) in the school district was used as an analytic sample. We conducted a series of independent samples t tests and calculated a hierarchical stepwise multivariate regression model to examine the proposition. RESULTS Results demonstrated that students in fully remote modality reported slightly higher levels of witnessing BBB (t = 2.29, p < .05), lower perceived school fairness (t = -2.94, p < .01), and higher levels of likelihood of reporting BBB (t = 2.31, p < .05). Results of the regression model showed that perceived school fairness was positively associated with likelihood of reporting BBB, even when considering the influences of sociodemographic characteristics, learning modality, and experience of witnessing BBB. CONCLUSIONS Findings of this study suggest that learning modality and perceived school fairness can meaningfully explain witnesses' likelihood of reporting BBB. Additional research should continue investigating how schools can encourage students to increase their likelihood of reporting and adopt the bystander response of reporting against BBB at school to ensure school health and safety.
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- Isak Kim
- Department of Counseling, University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Counseling and Special Education, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
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Lee H, Yi H. Intersectional discrimination, bullying/cyberbullying, and suicidal ideation among South Korean youths: a latent profile analysis (LPA). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE AND YOUTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2022.2095214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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- Hyun Lee
- School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, South Korea
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- School of Social Welfare, Dongduk Women’s University
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How do Schools Respond to Biased-Based Bullying? A Qualitative Study of Management and Prevention Strategies in Schools. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12310-022-09565-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Identifying Relationally Aggressive Students: How Aligned are Teachers and Peers? SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH 2022; 14:709-723. [PMID: 37077431 PMCID: PMC10112531 DOI: 10.1007/s12310-021-09498-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Relational aggression is characterized by attempts to damage another's relationships or social status and is a major concern affecting academic, socioemotional, behavioral, and health outcomes, particularly for urban, minority youth. Teachers and peers frequently disagree about which students are relationally aggressive. Factors associated with peer and teacher discordant and concordant identification of relationally aggressive students were explored including prosocial behavior, perceived popularity, academic competence, and gender. Participants included 178 3rd-5th grade students across 11 urban classrooms. Findings revealed that students were more likely to be rated as relationally aggressive by their peers but not their teacher as scores on peer nominations for prosocial behavior decreased, while teacher-rated academic motivation/participation increased. Female students were more likely to be concordantly identified by peers and teachers as relationally aggressive when ratings for overt aggression increased. These results highlight the utility of obtaining ratings from multiple informants as well as the difficulty in accurately identifying all students who may benefit from interventions targeting relational aggression. Findings also suggest factors that may be related to the potential shortcomings of current measures and provide avenues for additional research to improve detection of relationally aggressive students.
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Ogg JA, Anthony CJ, Malecki CK, Demaray MK, Kelly KM, Menter K, Rodriguez-Harris D, Riffle LN. Bidirectional associations between biased language exposure and school-based relationships across gender. J Sch Psychol 2021; 89:72-90. [PMID: 34836577 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2021.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Students often hear their peers use biased language regarding race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability status in the school setting. Prior research has indicated that biased language is related to school climate, and specifically to school-based relationships between peers and between students and their teachers. This study investigated the longitudinal associations among student-student relationships, teacher-student relationships, and being the target of or hearing biased language in middle school students. Students (N = 501; 46.5% White, 21.8% Hispanic, 13% African American, and 15% Multi-Racial; 48.7% female) reported on how much they were targeted or heard biased language related to race/religion, sexual orientation, and disability status. Students also reported on their relationships with their peers and teachers. Using a cross-lagged panel model with the overall sample, a negative unidirectional association from being the target of or hearing biased language and student-student relationships and teacher-student relationships was identified. Separate models for boys and girls identified unique patterns. For boys, biased-language exposure predicted more negative student-student relationships and teacher-student relationships, whereas for girls, biased-language exposure was not associated with school-based relationships. Implications include addressing language use and building positive student-student and teacher-student relationships.
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- Julia A Ogg
- Northern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA.
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- Northern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Northern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Northern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Northern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- Northern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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Weinstein M, Jensen MR, Tynes BM. Victimized in many ways: Online and offline bullying/harassment and perceived racial discrimination in diverse racial-ethnic minority adolescents. CULTURAL DIVERSITY & ETHNIC MINORITY PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 27:397-407. [PMID: 34043397 PMCID: PMC8754584 DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Objectives: Racial-ethnic minority youth face multiple types of victimization associated with negative developmental outcomes. The present study examined the interplay of youth experiences of online and offline bullying/harassment and racial-ethnic discrimination across three waves. Methods: Racial-ethnic minority adolescents aged 10-19 (N = 735) at Midwest schools were surveyed yearly on Internet usage and experiences, mental well-being, and related risk and protective factors. We analyzed offline and online bullying/harassment, offline and online racial-ethnic discrimination, and time online in an autoregressive cross-lagged panel model. Results: Youth who reported more of one type of victimization also reported more of other victimization types and more time online concurrently. Our results show some (but not consistent) influences over time. Youth who experienced more offline bullying/harassment at wave 1 were more likely to report more wave 2 victimization in another context (online bullying/harassment) and in other content (offline racial-ethnic discrimination), although these associations did not appear in the second wave. Youth who reported more online bullying/harassment at wave 2 also experienced increased risk for offline bullying/harassment at wave 3. Youth who reported more time online were not more likely to experience later victimization, though youth who experienced more wave 1 offline bullying/harassment were more likely to report more next-wave time online. Conclusions: Racial-ethnic minority youth simultaneously and persistently face multiple types of victimization. Offline bullying/harassment interventions may have the added benefit of reducing other forms of victimization down the road, while reducing time online alone is unlikely to protect youth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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Garnett BR, Brion-Meisels G. Exploring the Utility of Theory-Informed Methodological Approaches in Youth Harassment Research. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2021; 36:5558-5580. [PMID: 30328371 DOI: 10.1177/0886260518803607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In comparison to research on youth bullying, less research has been dedicated to youth harassment experiences in school. This study seeks to illustrate youth harassment experiences in school through three theoretically informed methodological approaches to modeling youth victimization: binary, cumulative risk, and attributional approaches. Data come from the 2015 Vermont School Climate Pilot Survey (N = 2,589 students). Students with complete harassment information (N = 2,481) were included. Using theoretically informed methodological approaches, regression models examined the associations between experiencing harassment (binary, attributions, and cumulative) and school connection, safety, and equity. About 16% of the sample experienced some form of harassment during the current school year (2014-2015). The most prominent attributions of harassment include weight (40%), sex (27%), and race (22%). After controlling for sociodemographics, ever experiencing harassment was associated with lower school safety, -0.73 (β), p < .001, lower connection with school, -0.52 (β), p < .001, and lower perceived equity, -0.77 (β), p < .001. Experiencing harassment is negatively related to school climate. The results from these analyses underscore the negative relationship among harassment victimization and several important indicators of school climate including student connection, perceived safety at and to/from school, and perceived equity of school. Theoretically informed methodological approaches in youth harassment research should be advanced to comprehensively assess the relationship between harassment victimization and harassment attributes on the social, academic, and behavioral development of youth.
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Heino E, Ellonen N, Kaltiala R. Transgender Identity Is Associated With Bullying Involvement Among Finnish Adolescents. Front Psychol 2021; 11:612424. [PMID: 33488479 PMCID: PMC7820417 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.612424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background During adolescence, bullying often has a sexual content. Involvement in bullying as a bully, victim or both has been associated with a range of negative health outcomes. Transgender youth appear to face elevated rates of bullying in comparison to their mainstream peers. However, the involvement of transgender youth as perpetrators of bullying remains unclear in the recent literature. Objective The aim of this study was to compare involvement in bullying between transgender and mainstream youth and among middle and late adolescents in a general population sample. Methods Our study included 139,829 students in total, divided between a comprehensive school and an upper secondary education sample. Associations between gender identity and involvement in bullying were first studied using cross-tabulations with chi-square statistics. Logistic regression was used to study multivariate associations. Gender identity was used as the independent variable, with cisgender as the reference category. Subjection to and perpetration of bullying were entered each in turn as the dependent variable. Demographic factors, family characteristics, internalizing symptoms, externalizing behaviors, and involvement in bullying in the other role were added as confounding factors. Odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) are given. The limit for statistical significance was set at p < 0.001. Results Both experiences of being bullied and perpetrating bullying were more commonly reported by transgender youth than by cisgender youth. Among transgender youth, all involvement in bullying was more commonly reported by non-binary youth than those identifying with the opposite sex. Logistic regression revealed that non-binary identity was most strongly associated with involvement in bullying, followed by opposite sex identity and cisgender identity. Transgender identities were also more strongly associated with perpetration of bullying than subjection to bullying. Conclusion Transgender identity, especially non-binary identity, is associated with both being bullied and perpetrating bullying even when a range of variables including internal stress and involvement in bullying in the opposite role are taken into account. This suggests that bullying during adolescence may serve as a mechanism of maintaining heteronormativity.
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- Elias Heino
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.,Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.,Vanha Vaasa Hospital, Vaasa, Finland
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Daly BP, Puhy CE, Silverstein MJ, Jones L. Bias-motivated Victimization of Immigrant Students in Schools: Incidence, Impact, and Intervention. ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY 2020. [DOI: 10.2174/2210676610666200204110916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background:
Bias-motivated victimization is common among school-age youth
and is associated with negative academic and emotional consequences. Few studies have
looked at the incidence of various forms of bias-motivated victimization for first- and second-
generation immigrant-origin students even though these students represent an especially
vulnerable population for experiencing bias.
Objective:
The present study investigated whether immigrant-origin students reported higher
incidences of bias-motivated victimization relative to their nonimmigrant-origin peers. For
students who experienced bias-motivated victimization, we examined the impact of these experiences
on levels of distress and examined perceived social and community support between
immigrant-origin and nonimmigrant-origin students.
Methods:
Participants completed the Youth Bias Victimization Questionnaire (YBVQ), a
questionnaire designed to capture information about how often youth experience different
types of bias-motivated victimization.
Results:
Approximately 60% of youth in the full sample reported experiencing one or more
types of bias victimization in their lifetime and this rate was generally equivalent across immigrant-
origin and nonimmigrant-origin participants. For those students who reported at
least one lifetime event of bias victimization, immigrant-origin youth were more likely than
nonimmigrant-origin youth to experience victimization related to peers’ perceptions of their
country of origin or immigrant status. There were no significant differences in reported levels
of distress or perceived social and community support between immigrant-origin and
nonimmigrant-origin youth, regardless of whether they experienced bias-motivated victimization
during their lifetime.
Conclusion:
Clinicians working in school settings should be aware of the high incidence of
students who experience bias-motivated victimization and when indicated provide targeted
intervention services to those negatively impacted by these experiences.
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- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
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Turner HA, Finkelhor D, Mitchell KJ, Jones LM, Henly M. Strengthening the predictive power of screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in younger and older children. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2020; 107:104522. [PMID: 32731172 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is increasing interest in routine screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to help identify high-risk children who would benefit from interventions. However, there has not yet been sufficient research concerning which particular set of ACEs would be most predictive as a potential screening tool. OBJECTIVE This study compared 40 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), covering 11 different conceptual domains, in their ability to predict trauma symptoms in childhood. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING The current study uses pooled data from three National Surveys of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) conducted in 2008, 2011, and 2014. Each survey collected information on children aged one month to 17 years. METHODS Samples were obtained from a mix of random digit dialing and address based sampling methods. Telephone interviews were conducted with children 10 years and older and with caregivers, if the randomly selected child was under age 10. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION A different set of 15 items best predicted trauma symptoms for younger (2-9-year-old) compared to older (10-17-year-old) youth. Some conventional ACEs, like physical and emotional abuse, proved important for both age groups. However, family-related factors were more predictive for younger children, while community and peer violence exposures were more predictive for older children. Our new proposed measures explained substantially more variance in subsequent trauma symptoms than did the original ACE measure (R2 = .31 vs .18 for 2-9 year olds; R2 = .43 vs .26 for 10-17 year olds; p < .001 for all) and identified a larger percentage of children with high levels of trauma.
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- Heather A Turner
- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States.
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- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
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- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
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- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
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- Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, United States
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Mitchell KJ, Jones LM, Turner HA, Hamby S, Farrell A, Cuevas C, Daly B. Exposure to Multiple Forms of Bias Victimization on Youth and Young Adults: Relationships with Trauma Symptomatology and Social Support. J Youth Adolesc 2020; 49:1961-1975. [PMID: 32829423 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-020-01304-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Research has documented that a significant portion of youth are exposed to bias victimization. However, less is known about whether experiencing certain types of bias victimization (e.g., sexual orientation bias) is more or less likely to be related to a more extensive bias victimization history (i.e., experiencing multiple types of bias victimization) and whether exposure to multiple types of bias victimization explains any relationships between specific types of bias victimization and negative outcomes. To address these gaps, the current study explores relationships between exposure to multiple types of bias-motivated victimization, trauma symptomatology and perceived social support. Participants were 854 youth and young adults (60.9% female) from three higher risk communities who completed a survey on personal experiences with bias-related victimization. The average age of participants was 16.6 years; 28.5% of the sample described themselves as Black or African American; 13.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race); 45.3% as White, and 12.8% as another race. Sixty-nine percent of the sample described their sexual orientation as heterosexual; 8.9% as gay, lesbian, or homosexual; 12.5% as bisexual; and 9.5% as another sexual orientation. Sixty-three percent of participants reported at least one type of bias victimization in their lifetime, and more than one in three youth (38.7%) experienced two or more types of bias victimization in their lifetimes (18.1% two types, 12.1% three types, and 8.5% four or more types). Experiencing multiple types of bias victimization was related to higher trauma symptomatology and less perceived social support. Experiencing multiple types of bias victimization attenuated or eliminated the association between individual types of bias victimization and well-being. The findings contribute to a growing body of research demonstrating the damaging mental health effects of occupying multiple marginalized statuses, and points to the cumulation of bias victimization experiences as an important factor contributing to significant differences in well-being and support among youth and young adults.
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- Kimberly J Mitchell
- Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA.
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- Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- Crimes against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- Life Paths Appalachian Research Center & University of the South, Sewanee, TN, USA
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- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Pace U, D'Urso G, Fontanesi L. The Vicissitudes of Homophobic Victimization in Adolescence: An Explorative Study. Front Psychol 2020; 11:43. [PMID: 32038442 PMCID: PMC6987250 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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This study investigates the role of parental and peer relationships’ quality on homophobic victimization and possible consequences on mental health during adolescence. Participants were 394 adolescents, (41.6% male and 58.4% female) aged 15–20 years (M = 16.55; SD = 0.85), attending the third and fourth classes of public high schools in Italy. Participants completed the Homophobic Bullying Scale to evaluate homophobic victimization toward gays and lesbians or assumed homosexuals, the Symptom Check-list-90 to evaluate mental health, and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment to investigate the quality of peer and parental relationships (in terms of communication, disaffection, and trust). Results show how the quality of peer relationships is not connected with victimization, but the quality of parental relationships is linked with homophobic victimization. Finally, the victimization is connected with anxiety and somatization problems. Theoretical and educational implications were discussed.
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- Ugo Pace
- Faculty of Human and Social Science, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy
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- Faculty of Human and Social Science, Kore University of Enna, Enna, Italy
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Health and Territory, Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti - Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Xu M, Macrynikola N, Waseem M, Miranda R. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Bullying: Review and Implications for Intervention. AGGRESSION AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR 2020; 50:101340. [PMID: 32863731 PMCID: PMC7453877 DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2019.101340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Despite increased research on bullying over the past few decades, researchers still have little understanding of how bullying differentially affects racial and ethnic minority and immigrant youth. To facilitate efforts to better evaluate the impact of bullying among racial and ethnic minority youth and improve interventions, we integrated research from multiple disciplines and conducted a systematic search to review relevant cross-cultural research on the prevalence of bullying, risk and protective factors, and differences in behaviors and outcomes associated with bullying in these populations. Studies measuring differences in bullying prevalence by racial and ethnic groups are inconclusive, and discrepancies in findings may be explained by differences in how bullying is measured and the impact of school and social environments. Racial and ethnic minorities and immigrants are disproportionately affected by contextual-level risk factors associated with bullying (e.g., adverse community, home, and school environments), which may moderate the effects of individual-level predictors of bullying victimization or perpetration (e.g., depressive symptoms, empathy, hostility, etc.) on involvement and outcomes. Minority youth may be more likely to perpetrate bullying, and are at much higher risk for poor health and behavioral outcomes as a result of bias-based bullying. At the same time, racial and ethnic minorities and immigrants may be protected against bullying involvement and its negative consequences as a result of strong ethnic identity, positive cultural and family values, and other resilience factors. Considering these findings, we evaluate existing bullying interventions and prevention programs and propose directions for future research.
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- Mariah Xu
- Hunter College, City University of New York
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- Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York
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Rodríguez-Hidalgo AJ, Hurtado-Mellado A. Prevalence and Psychosocial Predictors of Homophobic Victimization among Adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E1243. [PMID: 30965577 PMCID: PMC6479631 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16071243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Bullying and discrimination seriously damage the development and health of adolescents with non-heteronormative sexual orientation. Adolescents from sexual minorities are more likely to be the object of bullying. This research aims to know more about the prevalence, frequency, and some associated factors and predictors of homophobic victimization in adolescents, depending on their sexual orientation. A total of 820 Secondary Schools students took part in this study (average age = 14.87; SD = 1.72; 48.3% were boys and 51.7% were girls) by filling in a self-report questionnaire. The results showed that adolescents suffer homophobic victimization, regardless of their sexual orientation; however, homosexuals and bisexuals suffered it more frequently than heterosexuals. Homophobic victimization could be associated-in heterosexuals and people with doubts about their sexual orientation, positively with bullying victimization, bullying aggression and cyberbullying aggression. Homophobic victimization could be predicted-in heterosexuals, positively due to self-depreciation, and negatively due to communication and relationship skills; and in homosexuals and bisexuals, positively, because of affective empathy. The results are discussed and new lines of study and intervention are proposed.
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- Antonio J Rodríguez-Hidalgo
- Department of Psychology, Cátedra de Cooperación al Desarrollo, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Psychology, Cátedra de Cooperación al Desarrollo, Universidad de Córdoba, 14071 Córdoba, Spain.
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Gower AL, Rider GN, McMorris BJ, Eisenberg ME. Bullying Victimization among LGBTQ Youth: Current and Future Directions. CURRENT SEXUAL HEALTH REPORTS 2018; 10:246-254. [PMID: 31057341 PMCID: PMC6497454 DOI: 10.1007/s11930-018-0169-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This paper examines recent research on bullying victimization among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth to identify critical issues and advocate for future research priorities. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies have begun to document the importance of bullying in general, and bias-based bullying (rooted in stigma) in particular, on the health and wellbeing of this vulnerable subgroup of adolescents, as well as drivers of disparities. Current research demonstrates the role of multiple identities for and important differences among LGBTQ youth and has begun to identify protective factors for youth who are the targets of bullying. SUMMARY Researchers, clinicians, and those working with and on behalf of LGBTQ youth must measure and acknowledge the multiple reasons for which LGBTQ youth are the targets of bullying. Intervention and prevention efforts should focus on improving the supportiveness of the climates within which LGBTQ youth live.
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- Amy L. Gower
- Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota. 717 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
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- Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School. 1300 S. 2nd St., Suite 180, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA
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- Center for Adolescent Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota. 308 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota. 717 Delaware St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, USA
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