School support groups, other school factors, and the safety of sexual minority adolescents
School support groups, other school factors, and the safety of sexual minority adolescents
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DOI：
10.1002/pits.20173
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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2
通讯作者：
Westheimer, K
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作者：
Goodenow, C;Szalacha, L;Westheimer, K
性少数青少年——那些自我认同为女同性恋、男同性恋或双性恋（LGB）或有同性欲望或性经历的青少年——报告的受害率和自杀率高于异性恋同龄人，然而很少有实证研究调查学校因素与这些风险的关系。本研究使用了马萨诸塞州青少年风险行为调查（马萨诸塞州教育部，2000年）的数据，与来自州记录和学校校长的学校层面数据相匹配，比较了52所有和没有LGB学生支持小组的学校的202名性少数青少年的安全性，调查了感知到的工作人员支持与安全性之间的关系，并探讨了与这些青少年受害和自杀相关的其他学校因素。正如假设的那样，在有LGB支持团体的学校里，性少数青少年的受害率和自杀企图比其他学校的青少年要低。受害和感知到的工作人员支持预测自杀。另外几个学校因素与性少数学生的安全有关。(c) 2006 Wiley期刊公司
Sexual minority adolescents-those self-identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) or with same-sex desires or sexual experiences-report higher rates of victimization and suicidality than their heterosexual peers, yet little empirical research has examined school factors associated with these risks. This study used data from the Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey (Massachusetts Department of Education, 2000), matched with school-level data from state records and school principals, to compare the safety of 202 sexual minority adolescents in 52 schools with and without support groups for LGB students, to investigate the relationship between perceived staff support and safety, and to explore other school factors associated with victimization and suicidality among these youth. As hypothesized, sexual minority adolescents in schools with LGB support groups reported lower rates of victimization and suicide attempts than those in other schools. Victimization and perceived staff support predicted suicidality. Several additional school factors were associated with the safety of sexual minority students. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.