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Alternative Title:
J Homosex
Personal Author:
Ray, Colleen M. ; Norris, Alyssa L. ; Liu, Grace S. ; Bogen, Katherine W. ; Pearlman, Deborah N. ; ... More +
Ray, Colleen M. ; Norris, Alyssa L. ; Liu, Grace S. ; Bogen, Katherine W. ; Pearlman, Deborah N. ; Reidy, Dennis E. ; Estefan, Lianne. F. ; Orchowski, Lindsay M. Less -
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Sexual minority youth (SMY) are at increased risk for interpersonal violence victimization compared to heterosexual youth. The current study examined how self-reported victimization (i.e., bullying, sexual harassment and dating violence) among middle school youth varied as a function of sexual/romantic attraction as well as gender identity. Cross-sectional data were gathered from students at seven middle schools in New England (| = 2245). Mean comparisons with post-hoc Tukey tests determined differences in rates of past 6-month and lifetime interpersonal violence victimization by sexual/romantic attraction and the intersection of gender and attraction. As hypothesized, interpersonal violence victimization among middle school youth differed as a function of sexual/romantic attraction as well as gender. To date, most research has focused on older samples, particularly high-school youth and young adults. These data are consistent with these prior studies documenting increased risk for interpersonal violence victimization among youth who indicate same-gender attraction but add to the literature in demonstrating the expansive forms of peer victimization that same-gender-attracted youth already experience by early adolescence. Given that victimization is associated acutely and longitudinally with many deleterious outcomes, including poorer mental health and increased risk for subsequent victimization, greater structural supports are needed for early adolescent SMY.
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Adolescent Article Bullying Crime Victims Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gender Identity Humans Interpersonal Violence Intimate Partner Violence Male Middle School Schools Sexual And Gender Minorities Sexual Minority Victimization Young Adult
Source:
J Homosex. 70(12):2901-2924
Pubmed ID:
35700379
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC9869166
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; K23 AA028513/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01CE002651/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/
CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; K23 AA028513/AA/NIAAA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U01CE002651/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ Less -
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:03c40a51a78f9bc6dfc7a730945563a4eed34f1abc54e3b8159675706b2844ec
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