TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - The role of sexual orientation in school-based victimization: a meta-analysis
JO  - Youth and society
A1  - Toomey, Russell B.
A1  - Russell, Stephen T.
SP  - 176
EP  - 201
VL  - 48
IS  - 2
N2  - 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. <br><br>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 = 0.33). 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. <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0044-118X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0044118X13483778
ID  - ref1
ER  -