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. 2016 Mar;48(2):176-201.
doi: 10.1177/0044118X13483778. Epub 2013 Apr 8.

The Role of Sexual Orientation in School-Based Victimization: A Meta-Analysis

Russell B Toomey  1 , Stephen T Russell  2
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The Role of Sexual Orientation in School-Based Victimization: A Meta-Analysis

Russell B Toomey et al. Youth Soc. 2016 Mar.

Abstract

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 participants) suggest that sexual minority youth experience moderately higher levels of school-based victimization compared to heterosexual youth (d = .33). This effect varied by two study characteristics: the average effect size increased over time and was larger in studies that had a greater proportion of male participants. Results highlight the need for future research on school-based victimization to include measures of sexual orientation and for interventions to include a component that addresses sexual orientation.

Keywords: Sexual orientation; meta-analysis; school-based victimization.

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