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The Role of Sexual Orientation in School-Based Victimization: A Meta-Analysis
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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
Heteronormativity, School Climates, and Perceived Safety for Gender Nonconforming Peers
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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
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
High School Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) and Young Adult Well-Being: An Examination of GSA Presence, Participation, and Perceived Effectiveness
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Toomey, Russell B.; Ryan, Caitlin; Diaz, Rafael M.; Russell, Stephen T. – Applied Developmental Science, 2011
Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) are student-led, school-based clubs that aim to provide a safe environment in the school context for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students, as well as their straight allies. The present study examines the potential for GSAs to support positive youth development and to reduce associations among…
Descriptors: School Safety, Young Adults, Homosexuality, Social Support Groups
Gender-Nonconforming Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: School Victimization and Young Adult Psychosocial Adjustment
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Toomey, Russell B.; Ryan, Caitlin; Diaz, Rafael M.; Card, Noel A.; Russell, Stephen T. – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Past research documents that both adolescent gender nonconformity and the experience of school victimization are associated with high rates of negative psychosocial adjustment. Using data from the Family Acceptance Project's young adult survey, we examined associations among retrospective reports of adolescent gender nonconformity and adolescent…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Young Adults, Adolescents