Questioning and sexual minority adolescents: high school experiences of bullying, sexual harassment and physical abuse.
Using a subset of youth from a sample of 3,636 Canadian adolescents, the present study examined sexual orientation and victimization experiences in high school. A total of 130 adolescents indicated they were gay, lesbian, bisexual, or questioning their sexual orientation. Significantly more adolescents identified as bisexual (N = 50) or questioning (N = 68) than as gay or lesbian (N = 12). Sexual-minority and questioning youth were more likely than heterosexual youth to be victims of bullying, peer sexual harassment, and peer or dating-partner physical abuse. Implications of victimization on questioning and sexual-minority adolescents' mental health are discussed.
Williams
Trish
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York University.
Connolly
Jennifer
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Pepler
Debra
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Craig
Wendy
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D002170:Canada; D003380:Courtship; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D017406:Sexual Harassment; D012919:Social Behavior; D014754:Violence