Citation

Goldbach JT, Raymond HF, Burgess CM. J. Interpers. Violence 2017; ePub(ePub): 886260517741623.

Affiliation

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260517741623

PMID

29294981

Abstract

Bullying has a long-lasting effect on both victims and their perpetrators; however, there is little literature dedicated to understanding the roles of sexual minority adolescents beyond being a victim or the specific types of bullying behaviors (verbal, relational, physical) in which sexual minority adolescents engage. Even less is known about the experiences of mostly heterosexual youth, as distinct from their lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) peers. This exploratory study sought to identify sexual orientation differences in bullying behavior participation using a random cluster sample obtained from a county school district in the Southeastern United States. The sample included 3,463 middle and high school students from 66 schools. Four latent classes of bullies and victims emerged, with similar patterns of behaviors for heterosexual, mostly heterosexual, and LGB groups.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescents; bullying; latent class analysis; sexual minority; victimization