Citation

Elipe P, de la Oliva Muñoz M, Del Rey R. J. Homosex. 2018; 65(5): 672-686.

Affiliation

b Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology , University of Seville , Seville , Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00918369.2017.1333809

PMID

28569622

Abstract

Bullying and cyberbullying have been studied extensively. In Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Questioning (LGBQ) students these phenomena seem to be overrepresented so that, although they share some common elements, homophobic bullying and cyberbullying could be considered as specific phenomena. This study analyzed homophobic bullying and cyberbullying, with the participation of 533 Spanish secondary school students aged from 12 to 20 (M = 14.9, SD = 1.7). The results showed that students identified as non-heterosexual experienced a higher level of being targeted with bullying and cyberbullying, declaring almost half of them they had been victimized and more than 20% cybervictimized. Many stated they had suffered both kinds of harassment. In addition, the prevalence of all kinds of bullying was higher among non-heterosexual students. Regression analyses showed that sexual orientation could be considered a risk factor for suffering these aggressions. We discuss results in relation to previous research and look at their practical implications.

Language: en

Keywords

Bullying; LGBQ; cyberbullying; cybervictimization; homophobia; minority-sexual; multi-victimization; school violence; victimization