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Chih-Ting Lee; Chung-Ying Lin; Carol Strong; Yun-Hsuan Chang; Yi-Ching Lin; Yi-Ping Hsieh; Yu-Fang Lin; Meng-Che Tsai – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
Bully victimization is known to cause adverse psychological outcomes; however, resilience may mitigate the more adverse effects. Little is known regarding the role played by BDNF Val66Met polymorphism in youth resilience against psychological harm caused by bully victimization. In this cross-sectional study, a community sample of 598 participants…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Resilience (Psychology), Late Adolescents
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Matijczak, Angela; Tomlinson, Camie; Pham, An; Corona, Rosalie; McDonald, Shelby – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2023
Exposure to microaggressions can have detrimental impacts on the mental health of LGBTQ + emerging adults. Positive social relationships are a well-documented protective factor that help to buffer the impact of adversity on mental health in this population. However, the role of social relationships with pets has received minimal attention in…
Descriptors: Bullying, LGBTQ People, Mental Health, Animals
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Heck, Nicholas C.; Lindquist, Lauri M.; Machek, Greg R.; Cochran, Bryan N. – School Psychology Forum, 2014
This study investigates the mediating role of school victimization in the relationship between lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) young adults' feelings of high school belonging and current mental health (both depression and general psychological distress) outcomes. A total of 145 LGBT young adults were recruited from college LGBT…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
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Woodford, Michael R.; Kulick, Alex; Atteberry, Brittanie – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2015
Heterosexism on campus can create a chilly climate for sexual minority students. Research has documented the negative impacts of campus climate on sexual minority students' health; however, little research has examined the role of potential protective factors among this population. Drawing on data collected from self-identified sexual minority…
Descriptors: Campuses, Educational Environment, Sexual Orientation, Anxiety
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Rivers, Ian; Poteat, V. Paul; Noret, Nathalie; Ashurst, Nigel – School Psychology Quarterly, 2009
This study explores the impact of bullying on the mental health of students who witness it. A representative sample of 2,002 students aged 12 to 16 years attending 14 schools in the United Kingdom were surveyed using a questionnaire that included measures of bullying at school, substance abuse, and mental health risk. The results suggest that…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Bullying, Mental Health, Foreign Countries