Peer Victimization and Dating Violence Among LGBTQ Youth: The Impact of School Violence and Crime on Mental Health Outcomes
Peer Victimization and Dating Violence Among LGBTQ Youth: The Impact of School Violence and Crime on Mental Health Outcomes
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DOI：
10.1177/1541204016680408
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Hatchel, Tyler
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作者：
Espelage, Dorothy L.;Merrin, Gabriel J.;Hatchel, Tyler
本研究考察了校园暴力和同伴伤害对性取向与心理健康关系的调节作用。样本包括来自23所学校的11,794名高中生（M-age = 16, SD = 1.23；出生时性别为女性= 51%；1.8%为变性人）。参与者完成了一份自我报告调查，评估了性取向、种族、性别认同、受害经历（例如同伴和约会）、对校园暴力和犯罪的看法，以及焦虑和自杀倾向。多层次分析表明，受害率较低的女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、质疑者和跨性别者（LGBTQ）的自杀率显著低于受害率较高的LGBTQ群体。在对校园暴力和犯罪有较高认知的学校里，LGBTQ学生的自杀率高于非LGBTQ学生。在校园暴力和犯罪水平较低的学校，LGBTQ青少年的自杀率低于非LGBTQ同龄人。干预措施需要考虑多种形式的受害和学校环境作为LGBTQ青年的潜在风险和保护因素。
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 (M-age = 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.