title: The Role of Sexual Orientation in School-Based Victimization: A Meta-Analysis.
abstract: School-based victimization is associated with poorer developmental, academic, and health outcomes. This meta-analytic review compared the mean levels of school-based victimization experienced by sexual minority youth to those of heterosexual youth, and examined moderators of this difference. Results from 18 independent studies (N= 56,752 participants) suggest that sexual minority youth experience moderately higher levels of school-based victimization compared to heterosexual youth (d= .33). This effect varied by two study characteristics: the average effect size increased over time and was larger in studies that had a greater proportion of male participants. Results highlight the need for future research on school-based victimization to include measures of sexual orientation and for interventions to include a component that addresses sexual orientation.
authors.affiliation: Arizona State University.
authors.forename: Russell B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Toomey
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona.
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Russell
keywords: Sexual orientation; meta-analysis; school-based victimization