Geographical Variation in the Associations Between School Characteristics and Homophobic Bullying: a Contextual Analysis.

IF 3 2区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Prevention Science Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-23 DOI:10.1007/s11121-024-01732-4

Salvatore Ioverno, Amy McCurdy, Stephen T Russell

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Homophobic bullying constitutes a serious threat to adolescent well-being and could be understood as an ecological phenomenon, influenced by diverse school, regional, and community contexts. This study examined geographic variations in the relationship between school characteristics and homophobic bullying. Data from 2244 California schools, including student surveys and administrative records, were combined and analyzed using geographically weighted regression (GWR). Results showed that the associations between school characteristics and general victimization were consistent across geographic areas. However, when it came to homophobic bullying, the relationships with school characteristics varied significantly based on location. Notably, regions with high intolerance, urbanity, large school size, and small student-teacher ratios appeared to offer protection against bullying. Additionally, student socioeconomic status influenced bullying in disadvantaged rural schools with limited Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) presence. Ethnic diversity also played a role, with low diversity or dominance of two ethnic groups linked to higher bullying rates.

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学校特征与仇视同性恋者的欺凌行为之间的地域差异：背景分析》（Geographical Variation in the Associations between School Characteristics and Homophobic Bullying: a Contextual Analysis）。

仇视同性恋的欺凌行为对青少年的幸福构成严重威胁，可以将其理解为一种生态现象，受到学校、地区和社区不同环境的影响。本研究考察了学校特征与仇视同性恋欺凌之间关系的地域差异。研究人员将来自加州 2244 所学校的数据（包括学生调查和行政记录）进行了合并，并使用地理加权回归法（GWR）进行了分析。结果显示，不同地理区域的学校特征与一般受害情况之间的关联是一致的。然而，就恐同欺凌而言，不同地区的学校特征与恐同欺凌之间的关系存在显著差异。值得注意的是，不容忍度高、城市化程度高、学校规模大、师生比例小的地区似乎能防止欺凌事件的发生。此外，学生的社会经济地位也会影响到条件较差的农村学校中的欺凌行为，因为这些学校中的同性恋-异性恋联盟（GSA）人数有限。种族多样性也发挥了作用，低多样性或两个种族群体占主导地位与较高的欺凌率有关。

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Prevention Science PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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128

期刊介绍： Prevention Science is the official publication of the Society for Prevention Research. The Journal serves as an interdisciplinary forum designed to disseminate new developments in the theory, research and practice of prevention. Prevention sciences encompassing etiology, epidemiology and intervention are represented through peer-reviewed original research articles on a variety of health and social problems, including but not limited to substance abuse, mental health, HIV/AIDS, violence, accidents, teenage pregnancy, suicide, delinquency, STD''s, obesity, diet/nutrition, exercise, and chronic illness. The journal also publishes literature reviews, theoretical articles, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, brief reports, replication studies, and papers concerning new developments in methodology.