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Hong, 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
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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