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Toomey, Russell B.; McGuire, Jenifer K.; Russell, Stephen T. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Students' perceptions of their school climates are associated with psychosocial and academic adjustment. The present study examined the role of school strategies to promote safety in predicting students' perceptions of safety for gender nonconforming peers among 1415 students in 28 high schools. Using multilevel modeling techniques, we examined…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, School Safety, Homosexuality, Social Attitudes
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Lewis, Andrew J.; White, Jennifer – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
The study examined the role of defense mechanisms in homophobic attitudes of older male adolescents aged 17-18 years. A cross-sectional survey collected data from final year high school students (N = 86) attending an all male school in a regional centre in Victoria, Australia. The school was identified by teachers as having a problematic culture…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Discriminant Analysis, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality
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Rostosky, Sharon Scales; Owens, Gina P.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Riggle, Ellen D. B. – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Analysis of data collected from 1725 9th graders from 25 rural high schools revealed that students reporting same-sex attraction or uncertainty about their attraction status also reported significantly lower GPAs, lower school belonging, and higher marijuana and alcohol use. Regression analyses confirmed that beyond the effects of GPA and…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Marijuana, Drinking, Homosexuality