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Substance Use among Transgender Youth: Associations with School-Based Victimization and School Protective Factors
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De Pedro, Kris Tunac; Gorse, Michael Morgan – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2023
This paper examines the extent to which transgender students' experiences with school-based victimization and school protective factors contribute to or reduce substance use. We conducted secondary analyses of school-based victimization, school protective factors, and substance use of a subsample of transgender students from the 2013-2015…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Sexual Identity, Student Experience, Victims
Economic Costs of Bias-Based Bullying
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Baams, Laura; Talmage, Craig A.; Russell, Stephen T. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
Because many school districts receive funding based on student attendance, absenteeism results in a high cost for the public education system. This study shows the direct links between bias-based bullying, school absenteeism because of feeling unsafe at school, and loss of funds for school districts in California. Data from the 2011-2013…
Descriptors: School Districts, Resource Allocation, Financial Support, Public Education
The Appropriateness of a California Student and Staff Survey for Measuring Middle School Climate. REL 2014-039
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Hanson, Thomas; Voight, Adam – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2014
A growing number of states and school districts use school climate assessments in progress reporting systems and are interested in incorporating these assessments into accountability systems. This analysis of response data from middle school students and teachers on the California School Climate, Health, and Learning Survey examines the…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, Student Surveys, Measures (Individuals), Educational Environment
Gay-Straight Alliances, Social Justice Involvement, and School Victimization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Youth: Implications for School Well-Being and Plans to Vote
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Toomey, Russell B.; Russell, Stephen T. – Youth & Society, 2013
Few studies have investigated school-based, positive development for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) youth, despite knowledge of their heightened negative school experiences compared to heterosexual youth (e.g., school victimization). This study examines associations among participation in Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)--related social…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Social Support Groups, Social Justice, Victims
A Cluster Analytic Investigation of School Violence Victimization among Diverse Students
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Felix, Erika D.; Furlong, Michael J.; Austin, Greg – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Despite nationwide improvements in school safety, victimization at school continues and affects the well-being of a significant number of students. This study uses the California Healthy Kids Survey, a statewide surveillance instrument administered to students in grades 7, 9, and 11 in California (N = 70,600) to address the multiple victimization…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Sexual Orientation, Multivariate Analysis
Adolescent Perceptions of School Safety for Students with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents
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Russell, Stephen T.; McGuire, Jenifer K.; Lee, Sun-A; Larriva, Jacqueline C.; Laub, Carolyn – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2008
A growing body of research indicates that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students are often unsafe at school. Little research has examined school safety for students with LGBT parents. We examined adolescents' perceptions of school safety for students with LGBT parents using data from a survey of 2,302 California sixth through…
Descriptors: School Safety, Adolescents, Homosexuality, Educational Policy