Gay-Straight Alliances, School Functioning, and Mental Health: Associations for Students of Color and LGBTQ Students

Autor/inn/en	Baams, Laura; Russell, Stephen T.
Titel	Gay-Straight Alliances, School Functioning, and Mental Health: Associations for Students of Color and LGBTQ Students
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 53 (2021) 2, S.211-229 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Baams, Laura)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X20951045
Schlagwörter	Homosexuality; LGBTQ People; Minority Group Students; Hispanic American Students; African American Students; American Indian Students; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Social Support Groups; Substance Abuse; Mental Health; Student Adjustment; Educational Benefits; Student School Relationship; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homosexualität; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Sekundarschüler; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Psychohygiene; Adjustment; Adaptation; Bildungsertrag; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Kalifornien
Abstract	Utilizing a school-based sample of 895,218 students aged 10-18 years old, we examine differences in students' school functioning, substance use, and mental health in schools with and without Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs). In addition, we examine whether GSA presence is associated with these outcomes for students of color and LGBTQ students. Overall, students in schools with GSAs were found to report better school functioning, lower substance use, and better mental health. For students of color, the association between the presence of a GSA and mental health and substance use was not as strong as it was for non-Hispanic white students. Further, for LGBTQ students, the association between the presence of a GSA and school functioning was not as strong as it was for non-LGBTQ students. Future research is necessary to ascertain the function of GSAs, especially for marginalized youth. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01