Strategies to promote safety for sexual and gender minority youth in secondary schools: A longitudinal analysis.
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| Title: | Strategies to promote safety for sexual and gender minority youth in secondary schools: A longitudinal analysis. |
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| Authors: | Real, André Gonzales (AUTHOR), Sherwood, S. Henry (AUTHOR), Ioverno, Salvatore (AUTHOR), Russell, Stephen T. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Research on Adolescence (Wiley-Blackwell). Dec2024, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p1642-1652. 11p. |
| Subjects: | Minority youth, Sexual minorities, School safety, Secondary schools |
| Abstract: | In order to promote school safety for sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY), many schools implement strategies such as SGM‐focused policies and gender‐sexuality alliances (GSAs). Little is known about the effects such strategies have over time on feelings of safety at school for SGMY. Hierarchical Linear Models were conducted using longitudinal data from 417 SGMY attending secondary schools to examine trajectories of feelings of safety and the effects of SGM‐focused policies, GSA presence, or GSA membership on feelings of safety. Findings indicate that SGM‐focused policies and GSAs had direct benefits for safety at school SGMY, both independently and in combination; however, GSA membership was not. Schools should implement a combination of school strategies to promote safer environments for SGMY. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | In order to promote school safety for sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY), many schools implement strategies such as SGM‐focused policies and gender‐sexuality alliances (GSAs). Little is known about the effects such strategies have over time on feelings of safety at school for SGMY. Hierarchical Linear Models were conducted using longitudinal data from 417 SGMY attending secondary schools to examine trajectories of feelings of safety and the effects of SGM‐focused policies, GSA presence, or GSA membership on feelings of safety. Findings indicate that SGM‐focused policies and GSAs had direct benefits for safety at school SGMY, both independently and in combination; however, GSA membership was not. Schools should implement a combination of school strategies to promote safer environments for SGMY. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10508392 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jora.13032 |
