Effects of at-school victimization and sexual orientation on lesbian, gay, or bisexual youths’ health risk behavior

Bullying victimisation, self harm and associated factors in Irish adolescent boys

“…A previous study reported that the combined effect of gay/lesbian/bisexual status and school bullying victimisation was associated with particularly high levels of suicidality among adolescents (Bontempo and D'Augelli, 2002) and school bullying has also been found to be associated with deliberate self-harm later in life (Warner et al, 2004).…”

Associations of Discrimination and Violence With Smoking Among Emerging Adults: Differences by Gender and Sexual Orientation

“…Sexual minority youth bear a disproportionate burden of bullying, harassment, and victimization during primary, middle, and high school and the negative consequences thereof, including depression, truancy, and dropout (Birkett, Espelage, & Koenig, 2009;Bontempo & D'Augelli, 2002). Sexual minority young people who make it to college may have shown resilience in the face of such adversity, similar to Kimmel's notion of crisis competence, in which enduring injustices at younger ages may equip a person to handle subsequent incivilities (Kimmel & Garnets, 1993).…”

“…Few investigations examine how socially based stressors may also associate with health risk behaviors, such as smoking (Hamilton & Mahalik, 2009). Among a probability-based sample of adolescent school students, Bontempo and D'Augelli (2002) found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual students' elevated risk behaviors, which included smoking, were attributable to at-school victimization, which was defined as having their property vandalized or being threatened or injured with a weapon in the past 12 months; discrimination was not assessed. Furthermore, at least two qualitative studies with sexual minorities reported emergent themes of stress management cited by participants as reasons for their smoking (Gruskin, Byrne, Altschuler, & Dibble, 2008;Remafedi, 2007), but quantitative investigations are needed to empirically investigate these associated risk factors.…”

Population-level evaluation of school-based interventions to prevent problem substance use among gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents in Canada

“…Sexual minority adolescents are more likely than heterosexual peers to experience several types of violence, and to miss school because of fear Fedewa and Ahn, 2011). Studies have suggested that exposure to bullying and discrimination based on sexual orientation helps account for the link between minority orientation and adverse mental health outcomes (Almeida et al, 2009;Bontempo and D'Augelli, 2002;Williams et al, 2005). Thus, strategies to prevent mental health problems among sexual minority adolescents should include policies and programs that foster safe and supportive environments for youth of any orientation.…”