The Victimization of LGBTQ Students at School: A Meta-Analysis

Myers, Wesley; Turanovic, Jillian J.; Lloyd, Kristin M.; Pratt, Travis C.

doi:10.1080/15388220.2020.1725530

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“…Once effect sizes and moderating characteristics from each study were coded, meta-analytic procedures were used to synthesize information across studies. Specifically, we employed the MLM procedures described by Hox, Moerbeek, and van der Schoot (2018) and used in other recent meta-analyses (e.g., Pratt et al 2014;Pyrooz et al 2016;Myers et al 2020) to estimate the mean effects of custodial versus noncustodial sanctions on reoffending. A two-level MLM framework was appropriate given that effect size estimates are nested; that is, Level 1 of the data corresponds to individual statistical models producing each effect size (N p 981), while Level 2 corresponds to the studies from which (often multiple) effect sizes were drawn (k p 116).…”

Section: Analytic Planmentioning

confidence: 99%

Custodial Sanctions and Reoffending: A Meta-Analytic Review

Petrich¹,

Pratt²,

Jonson³

et al. 2021

Crime and Justice

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Beginning in the 1970s, the United States began an experiment in mass imprisonment. Supporters argued that harsh punishments such as imprisonment reduce crime by deterring inmates from reoffending. Skeptics argued that imprisonment may have a criminogenic effect. The skeptics were right. Previous narrative reviews and meta-analyses concluded that the overall effect of imprisonment is null. Based on a much larger meta-analysis of 116 studies, the current analysis shows that custodial sanctions have no effect on reoffending or slightly increase it when compared with the effects of noncustodial sanctions such as probation. This finding is robust regardless of variations in methodological rigor, types of sanctions examined, and sociodemographic characteristics of samples. All sophisticated assessments of the research have independently reached the same conclusion. The null effect of custodial compared with noncustodial sanctions is considered a "criminological fact." Incarceration cannot be justified on the grounds it affords public safety by decreasing recidivism. Prisons are unlikely to

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Custodial Sanctions and Reoffending: A Meta-Analytic Review

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Jonson³

et al. 2021

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“…Identifying the perpetrators of victimization is central in developing prevention efforts. Specifically, SGM adolescents are at risk of experiencing bullying and harassment by peers [17], and consequently, current school practices and programs aim to prevent or reduce peer victimization [1]. However, victimizationd especially of SGM adolescentsdmay also be carried out by others than peers, including teachers and other adults.…”

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Disparities in Perpetrators, Locations, and Reports of Victimization for Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents

Kaufman

Baams

2022

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents are more likely to become victims of bullying and harassment than heterosexual, cisgender adolescents, but little is known about the contextual details of these victimization experiences. This study aims to examine by whom and where adolescents are bullied or harassed, to whom adolescents report such victimization, and whether these experiences differ between SGM and heterosexual, cisgender adolescents. Methods: Participants in this nationally representative study were 29,879 students (mean age ¼ 14.1) from 136 Dutch middle/high schools across grades 7e12 (14.5% sexual minority, 2.7% gender minority) who completed a survey about their school-based experiences. Results: Perpetrators of victimization of SGM students were more often teachers and school staff compared with heterosexual, cisgender adolescents. Furthermore, SGM students experienced victimization in private locations (in the rest-or changing rooms/parking lots, at home), more often than heterosexual, cisgender students. Finally, SGM students felt less safe than their heterosexual, cisgender peers to report these experiences to teachers or parents, and were more likely to report their experiences to the police or the school janitor. SGM students who reported victimization experiences were less likely to receive support: the problems were less often acted on and persisted more often than those of heterosexual, cisgender students. Conclusions: SGM adolescents are not only victimized more often, but also by different perpetrators (teachers, other school staff) and in more private places. Their victimization is also less likely to be recognized or acted on by those responsible for adolescent's safety: teachers or parents.

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“…Growing evidence implicates social mistreatment as a significant contributor to SGM adolescents' disproportionate experiences of UWCBs and disordered eating. Relative to their heterosexual peers, adolescents who identify as LGBQ are twice as likely to be bullied at school, 13 and transgender students are at even greater risk for victimization in the school setting than others who identify as LGBTQ 14 . Moreover, evidence from the National School Climate Survey indicates that a majority of LGBTQ youth report feeling unsafe at school 15 .…”

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School Safety Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents: Implications for Eating and Weight Control Behaviors

Lessard

Wang

Watson

2021

Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND Unhealthy weight control and disordered eating behaviors are prevalent among adolescents who identify as a gender and/or sexual minority (SGM). The current study examined how perceptions of school safety contribute to reduced negative weight control and eating behaviors across adolescents with diverse sexual and gender identities. METHODS Data on perceptions of school safety, as well as negative weight control and disordered eating behaviors (ie, binge eating, eating to cope), were drawn from a large national sample of SGM secondary school students (ie, grades 7‐12; N = 17,112; LGBTQ National Teen Survey). RESULTS Differences in negative weight control and disordered eating behaviors emerged as a function of gender identity and sexual orientation. School safety was significantly associated with fewer negative weight control behaviors (B = −0.30, p < .001), reduced binge eating (B = −0.19, p < .001), and less eating to cope (B = −0.21, p < .001). Despite slight variation in the strength of these associations, the protective effects of school safety were significant across sexual and gender identities. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that efforts to support feelings of school safety among SGM students are likely to have positive implications for eating and weight‐related behaviors, and emphasize the need for interventions to promote climates of safety and inclusion within the school setting.

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The Victimization of LGBTQ Students at School: A Meta-Analysis

Cited by 59 publications

References 35 publications

Custodial Sanctions and Reoffending: A Meta-Analytic Review

Custodial Sanctions and Reoffending: A Meta-Analytic Review

Disparities in Perpetrators, Locations, and Reports of Victimization for Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents

School Safety Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents: Implications for Eating and Weight Control Behaviors

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