scholarly journals Electronic and School Bullying Victimization by Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Minority Status in a Nationally Representative Adolescent Sample

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey Webb ◽  
Laura K. Clary ◽  
Renee M. Johnson ◽  
Tamar Mendelson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Adolescent Sample ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Nationally Representative

The Association Between Bullying Victimization and Fighting in School Among US High School Students

2022 ◽  
pp. 088626052110550
Author(s):  
Marco Chacon ◽  
Anita Raj
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Emotional Behavior ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
School Students ◽  
Nationally Representative

In-school fighting often results in severe punishment and compromised learning outcomes, without adequate consideration of contextual factors or student vulnerabilities. In this study, using a large, nationally representative data sample from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey ( N = 13677), we assessed associations between a history of bullying victimization (at school and online) and past year fighting at school among U.S. high school students. Multiple regression models were used, adjusting first for demographics, and then for demographics and emotional-behavioral risks (depressive symptoms, alcohol consumption, and sexual violence victimization), for the total sample and then stratified by gender/sex. Both cyberbullying and in-school bullying were significantly associated with past year in-school fighting for the total sample, with associations retained, but marginally attenuated in fully adjusted models (cyberbullying: AOR: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.01–1.66 and in-school bullying: AOR: 1.96, 95% CI: 1.57–2.45). Gender/sex-stratified models demonstrated retained associations for males (cyberbullying: AOR: 1.93; 1.51–2.46 and in-school bullying: AOR: 2.70, 95% CI: 2.18–3.34) and females (cyberbullying: AOR: 1.89; 1.33–2.68 and in-school bullying: AOR: 1.66, 95% CI: 1.19–2.33) after adjusting for demographics, but only for males after adjusting for demographics and emotional-behavior risk factors (cyberbullying: AOR: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.07–1.93 and in-school bullying: AOR: 2.25; 95% CI: 1.73–2.92). These results demonstrate a significant association between bullying victimization and fighting, which was amplified for male students, and partially explained by social and emotional risks. This suggests that punitive approaches to fighting in school may be resulting in compounded harms for already vulnerable adolescents and that support-oriented approaches emphasizing conflict resolution, social-emotional well-being, positive gender identity development, and bullying prevention may be more appropriate.

scholarly journals School Bullying Victimization and Emotional Problems in Relation to Sexual Orientation Among High School Students in China：A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengsi Yang ◽  
Fang Wu ◽  
Qianwen Liu ◽  
Zhengmin Yang ◽  
Xin Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Traditional Bullying ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background：School bullying has become a global concern for the public as well as a fierce battlefield for educational psychologists. And sexual minority youth (SMY) may experience minority stress, a chronic form of stress engendered by negative social experiences such as stigmatization, that is known to impact adversely mental health and well-being. Under the specific cultural background of China, few scholars associate sexual orientation with campus bullying, as well as depression and anxiety symptoms. But in fact, China's sexual minority adolescences face no less difficulties than any sexual minority in the world.Methods：From April to July 2018, a cross-sectional survey was conducted among senior high school students in Hunan Province, China. A total of 3934 subjects were investigated by multi-stage cluster random sampling. Traditional bullying victimization was surveyed via the suffering subscale of Chinese version of Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (OBVQ). Cyber school bullying was surveyed via a question. The Chinese version of the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Chinese version of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) were used to screen depression and anxiety symptoms of participants. Logistic regression model was used to analyze the relationship between sexual orientation and types of bullying victimization , depression and anxiety symptoms.Results：Bisexuality accounted for the highest proportion of victims of traditional bullying only and cyber bullying only, at 10.2% and 4.8%, respectively. Homosexuality accounts for the highest proportion of combined bullying, at 18.2%. Homosexuality(OR: 5.833; 95% CI: 3.045 to 11.176), bisexuality(OR: 2.831; 95% CI: 1.354 to 5.923)and uncertainty of sexual orientation(OR: 2.206; 95% CI: 1.435 to 3.392) were significantly associated with combined bullying. The bisexual group has the highest rate of depression(40.1%) and anxiety(38.1%) symptoms. Compared to heterosexual group, bisexual group has the highest risk of depression(OR: 2.349; 95% CI: 1.664 to 3.316) and anxiety(OR: 3.049; 95% CI: 2.150 to 4.324) symptoms.Conclusions: Homosexuals are at the greatest risk of becoming victims of double bullying(traditional bullying and cyberbullying)and bisexuals are at the greatest risk of depression and anxiety symptoms.

scholarly journals Predicting School Bullying Victimization: Focusing on Individual and School Environmental/Security Factors

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seokjin Jeong ◽  
Dae-Hoon Kwak ◽  
Byongook Moon ◽  
Claudia San Miguel
Keyword(s):  
School Safety ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
School Students ◽  
Public School Students ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
School Rules ◽  
Nationally Representative

Bullying behavior continues to be a salient social and health-related issue of importance to educators, criminal justice practitioners, and academicians across the country. While discourse on school bullying is abundant, previous studies are limited in explaining the predictive effect of factors such as individual/demographic variables, school environmental variables, and school antibullying preventive measures. Using a nationally representative sample of 12,987 private and public school students in the United States, the current study examines school safety measures and students’ perceptions about school environments (or climate), especially school rules and punishment. Findings reveal that the variables of security guards, fairness and awareness of school rules, gangs and guns at school, students misbehaving, and teachers’ punishment of students were statistically significant predictors of bullying victimization. Implications of these findings for school anti-bullying programs as well as directions for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Is sexual minority status associated with poor sleep quality among adolescents? Analysis of a national cross-sectional survey in Chinese adolescents

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e017067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengsheng Li ◽  
Yeen Huang ◽  
Lan Guo ◽  
Wanxin Wang ◽  
Chuhao Xi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Poor Sleep Quality ◽  
Minority Adolescents ◽  
Bullying Victimisation

ObjectivesRecent studies have suggested that sexual minorities are more likely to have poor sleep quality. This study aims to explore sleep quality among sexual minority adolescents and examines the association between sexual minority status and sleep quality.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingA total of 506 high schools in seven Chinese provinces.ParticipantsA total of 150 822 students in grades 7–12 completed the questionnaires, and 123 459 students who reported being aware of their sexual orientation were included in analyses.Main outcome measuresThe Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, sexual attraction and school bullying victimisation.ResultsOf the 123 459 students who were analysed, 5.00% self-reported as sexual minorities. Only 26.67% of sexual minority students slept 8 or more hours/day, which is less than their heterosexual peers (35.70%; χ2=130.04, P<0.001). Of the total sample, 22.41% of the students reported poor sleep quality, and this prevalence was significantly higher in sexual minority students than in heterosexual students (32.56% vs 21.87%; χ2=281.70, P<0.001). After controlling for social demographics, lifestyle and depressive symptoms, sexual minority students had higher odds of poor sleep quality (adjusted OR=1.41, 95% CI 1.31 to 1.51) than their heterosexual peers. The indirect effect of school bullying victimisation (standardised β estimate=0.007, 95% CI 0.006 to 0.009) was significant, indicating that school bullying victimisation partially mediated the association between sexual minority status and sleep quality.ConclusionsOur study suggested that poor sleep quality was common in sexual minority adolescents, and more attention should be paid to sleep problems in this population. Conducting interventions to reduce school bullying behaviours is an important step to improving sleep quality in sexual minority adolescents. Further, studies are warranted that focus on the risk factors and mechanisms of and interventions for sleep problems in sexual minority adolescents.

Measuring the Effects of Limited and Persistent School Bullying Victimization: Repeat Victimization, Fear, and Adaptive Behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Randa ◽  
Bradford W. Reyns ◽  
Matt R. Nobles
Keyword(s):  
Classification Scheme ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Repeat Victimization ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Fear Of Victimization ◽  
Avoidance Behaviors ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Key Questions

Extant research on school bullying has largely focused on the incidence rather than the modality of the experience, leaving key questions about impact unexplored. With a nationally representative sample of more than 3,000 cases, the present study explores the utility of expanding the classification scheme of bullying victimization to include limited victimization and persistent victimization experiences. By examining the differences in victimization, fear of victimization, and avoidance behaviors, the present study establishes that significant differences in fear of future victimization and adaptive avoidance behaviors do exist between the groups classified as limited and persistent. Furthermore, the present study explores the potential differences in the moderating influence of fear of future victimization on the relationship between limited/persistent bullying victimization and adaptive avoidance behavior. Ultimately, the evidence suggests that differentiating between limited and persistent bullying victimization is important for understanding the impact of bullying on students.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Sexual Minority Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 232-232
Author(s):  
Robert Beringer ◽  
Brian de Vries ◽  
Gloria Gutman ◽  
Paneet Gill ◽  
Helena Dault
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
The World ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Social Disconnection

Abstract The COVID-19 virus has caused millions of deaths and impaired physical and mental health and social disconnection for countless persons around the world; concomitantly, the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the pervasive effects of racism and stigma experienced by Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) and other marginalized/stigmatized groups. This study adopts an intersectional perspective examining multiple marginalized identities (i.e., the combination of LGBTQ and BIPOC status) and COVID-19 pandemic health stressors. We report on data from an online survey (conducted between Aug 10 and Oct. 10, 2020) focusing on current experiences and future planning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. LGBTQ respondents (n=415) indicated significantly higher levels of depression, loneliness, sadness, and isolation in comparison to heterosexuals (n=3916). Heterosexual white respondents (n=3446) reported significantly higher levels of acceptance in their community and reported greater happiness but also higher rates of feeling of isolation than heterosexual BIPOC heterosexuals (n=470) who reported significantly higher rates of feeling judged/shamed by others than the heterosexual white respondents. In contrast to our expectations, white LGBTQ respondents (n=366) reported significantly more depression, loneliness, anxiety, and sadness than their BIPOC LGBTQ peers (n=49). These findings are interpreted as reflecting a complex mix of the effects of marginalization (as experienced by LGBTQ persons in general), and privilege and relative deprivation (as experienced by heterosexual and LGBTQ white persons) along with resilience and the moderated expectations and experiences of BIPOC LGBTQ persons.

Cut, Snap

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-136
Author(s):  
Dominic Pecoraro
Keyword(s):  
Queer Theory ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Interpersonal Interactions ◽  
Queer Identity

Inspired by critical interpersonal communication scholarship and queer autoethnography, this piece depicts interpersonal interactions mute or challenge queer identity. I explore the nexus of interpersonal communication theory, identity work, and queer theory to contextualize coming out and coming into sexual minority status. This piece explores narratives in which the legitimacy of queerness is unaccepted, unassured, and undermined.

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