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Toomey, Russell B.; Russell, Stephen T. – Youth & Society, 2016
School-based victimization is associated with poorer developmental, academic, and health outcomes. This meta-analytic review compared the mean levels of school-based victimization experienced by sexual minority youth to those of heterosexual youth, and examined moderators of this difference. Results from 18 independent studies (N = 56,752…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Victims, Meta Analysis, Minority Group Students
Kehler, Michael D. – Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 2004
In Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom there has been a resurgence in attention directed at boys and schooling. The media and public discourse describes it as a burgeoning moral panic. Mainly grounded in public concerns about achievement levels and violence in schools, the response has been to develop quick fixes and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Males, Masculinity, Gender Issues
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Goodenow, Carol; Szalacha, Laura; Westheimer, Kim – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
Sexual minority adolescents--those self-identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) or with same-sex desires or sexual experiences--report higher rates of victimization and suicidality than their heterosexual peers, yet little empirical research has examined school factors associated with these risks. This study used data from the Massachusetts…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Social Support Groups, Victims of Crime, School Safety