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Direct linkValido, Alberto; Merrin, Gabriel J.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Robinson, Luz E.; Nickodem, Kyle; Ingram, Katherine M.; El Sheikh, America J.; Torgal, Cagil; Fairclough, Javari – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
Bias-based aggression at school in the form of homophobic name-calling is quite prevalent among early adolescents. Homophobic name-calling is associated with low academic performance, higher risky sexual behaviors, and substance abuse, among other adverse outcomes. This longitudinal study examined risk and protective factors across multiple…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Homosexuality, Social Bias, Antisocial Behavior
Walters, Glenn D.; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Interactive and mediating effects have the ability to elucidate variable relationships. The goal of the current study was to explore how these two effects potentially clarify the victimization-offending relationship. Examining three waves of longitudinal data, it was predicted that Wave 1 victimization would enhance Wave 2 cognitive impulsivity,…
Descriptors: Victims, Peer Relationship, Cognitive Processes, Antisocial Behavior
Rose, Chad A.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Aragon, Steven R.; Elliott, John – Exceptionality Education International, 2011
International research established over a decade ago that students who are enrolled in special education curricula are victimized and perpetrate more bullying than their general education peers. However, few empirical studies have examined bullying rates among American schoolchildren who receive special education services. In the current study, a…
Descriptors: General Education, Bullying, Disabilities, Victims
Espelage, Dorothy L.; Rose, Chad A.; Polanin, Joshua R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2015
Results of a 3-year randomized clinical trial of Second Step: Student Success Through Prevention (SS-SSTP) Middle School Program on reducing bullying, physical aggression, and peer victimization among students with disabilities are presented. Teachers implemented 41 lessons of a sixth- to eighth-grade curriculum that focused on social-emotional…
Descriptors: Bullying, Middle School Students, Disabilities, Victims
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
Espelage, Dorothy L.; Holt, Melissa K. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Associations among bullying, peer victimization, sexual harassment, and dating violence were examined among 684 middle and high school students. Cluster analysis of self-report measures revealed four distinct bully-victim subtypes: uninvolved, victims, bully-victims, and bullies. African-American students comprised the bully cluster more than…
Descriptors: High School Students, Victims of Crime, White Students, Sexual Harassment
Espelage, Dorothy L. – Prevention Researcher, 2004
The last five years have seen an increase in the recognition among scholars, school administrators, and parents that bullying among American students occurs at great frequency. One survey of over 15,000 youth found that 30% reported frequent involvement in bullying. This article provides an introduction to the topic of school-based bullying. It…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Bullying, Peer Groups, Prevention
