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- Title
Sexual-Orientation Differences in Positive Youth Development: The Mediational Role of Bullying Victimization.
- Authors
Coulter, Robert W. S.; Herrick, A. L.; Friedman, M. Reuel; Stall, Ron D.
- Abstract
Objectives. To examine sexual-orientation differences in positive youth development, and how bullying victimization mediated these differences in a sample of adolescents. Methods. In 2007 to 2008, positive youth development was measured in 1870 adolescents from US schools and after-school programs in 45 states by using the validated Five Cs model of competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring/compassion. Sexual-minority youths (6.8%) reported having same- or both-gender sexual attractions. Nonattracted youths (4.2%) reported having no sexual attractions. Results. Compared with sexual-minority youths, heterosexual and nonattracted youths had lower odds of being a victim of bullying. Heterosexual and nonattracted youths also had higher average scores in competence, confidence, and connection, but these associations between sexual orientation and positive youth development scores were partly attributable to lack of bullying victimization. Conclusions. Designing, implementing, and evaluating interventions that reduce bullying can give sexual-minority youths access to several building blocks of health and well-being.
- Subjects
BULLYING &; psychology; ADOLESCENCE; CONFIDENCE intervals; SELF-perception; HUMAN sexuality; VICTIM psychology; DATA analysis software; PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2016, Vol 106, Issue 4, p691
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2015.303005