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Direct linkHong, Jun Sung; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Kral, Michael J. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
This article examines major risk factors for suicide among sexual minority youth using Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. Although suicidal behavior among sexual minority youth is a major public concern in the United States, understanding of this phenomenon has been limited since the majority of empirical research studies have addressed…
Descriptors: Intervention, Systems Approach, Homosexuality, At Risk Persons
Poteat, V. Paul; Aragon, Steven R.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Koenig, Brian W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This investigation tested a large adolescent sample (n = 14,439) for significant group differences on psychosocial concerns on the basis of intersecting identities of sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning/less certain, heterosexual), race (Whites, racial minorities), and gender (boys, girls). A significant 2-way interaction…
Descriptors: Race, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Sexual Orientation
Robinson, Joseph P.; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Educational Researcher, 2011
This study finds that, compared with straight-identified youth, youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts, victimization by peers, and elevated levels of unexcused absences from school. Results disaggregated by LGBTQ subgroups reveal heterogeneity…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Suicide, Psychology, Identification (Psychology)
Espelage, Dorothy L.; Swearer, Susan M. – School Psychology Review, 2008
Bullying, aggression, and peer victimization among adolescents are significant public health concerns. Recent research has demonstrated that bullying and peer victimization sometimes include homophobic epithets directed at heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It appears that being at the receiving end of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Bullying, Public Health, Homosexuality
