Gay--Straight Alliances Are Associated with Student Health: A Multischool Comparison of LGBTQ and Heterosexual Youth

Autor/inn/en	Poteat, V. Paul; Sinclair, Katerina O.; DiGiovanni, Craig D.; Koenig, Brian W.; Russell, Stephen T.
Titel	Gay--Straight Alliances Are Associated with Student Health: A Multischool Comparison of LGBTQ and Heterosexual Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23 (2013) 2, S.319-330 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00832.x
Schlagwörter	Homosexuality; Sexual Orientation; Clubs; Program Effectiveness; Youth Programs; Truancy; Smoking; Drinking; Suicide; Health Behavior; Gender Differences; Drug Abuse; Victims; Bullying; Social Attitudes; Grades (Scholastic); Student School Relationship; Peer Relationship; Middle School Students; High School Students; Institutional Characteristics; Multivariate Analysis; At Risk Persons; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homosexualität; Sexuelle Orientierung; Club; Klub; Jugendsofortprogramm; Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Rauchen; Trinken; Selbstmord; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Victim; Opfer; Mobbing; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Notenspiegel; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Multivariate Analyse; Risikogruppe
Abstract	Few studies have examined school-based factors associated with variability in the victimization and health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Among 15,965 students in 45 Wisconsin schools, we identified differences based on Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) presence. Youth in schools with GSAs reported less truancy, smoking, drinking, suicide attempts, and sex with casual partners than those in schools without GSAs, with this difference being more sizable for LGBTQ than heterosexual youth. GSA-based differences were greatest for sexual minority girls on reported sex while using drugs. GSA effects were nonsignificant for general or homophobic victimization, grades, and school belonging. Findings suggest that GSAs could contribute to attenuating a range of health risks, particularly for LGBTQ youth. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10