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Poteat, V. Paul; Berger, Christian; Dantas, Julio – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2017
Victimization based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender expression (SOGE) carries significant consequences. In this study, we examined how SOGE-based victimization and contextual factors predicted truancy among 886 Chilean students (M[subscript age] = 16.00, SD = 1.30) in four high schools. Victimization predicted truancy…
Descriptors: Victims, Truancy, Educational Environment, School Safety
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Poteat, V. Paul; Rivers, Ian; Vecho, Olivier – School Psychology Review, 2015
Drawing from an ecological framework, there has been growing attention on the role of peers in accounting for adolescents' homophobic behavior. In this study, we considered whether individuals' homophobic behavior could be attributed to their peers' collective levels of aggression, sexual prejudice, and importance placed on their sexual…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Role, Prediction, Aggression