Sexual-orientation disparities in school: The mediational role of indicators of victimization in achievement and truancy because of feeling unsafe

M. Birkett, S.T. Russell and H.L. Corliss

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 6, 1124-1128

Abstract: Objectives. We examined sexual-orientation identity disparities in truancy and academic achievement, and the mediational role of victimization in a large high-school sample. Methods. We utilized pooled data, measuring sexual identity, from the 2005 and 2007 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System Surveys. Multilevel logistic regression modeling estimated the odds of low grades and truancy because of feeling unsafe comparing lesbian/gay, bisexual, (LGB) and unsure students to heterosexuals. We stratified models by gender. Indicators of victimization were examined to mediate the relationship between identifying as a sexual minority and school achievement or truancy. Results. LGB-identified youths reported significantly elevated odds of truancy and low grades (odds ratios = 1.6-3.2; all P

Keywords: absenteeism; adolescent; article; bisexuality; crime victim; educational status; female; health disparity; human; lesbianism; male; male homosexuality; psychological aspect; school; sexual behavior; statistics; United States, Absenteeism; Adolescent; Bisexuality; Crime Victims; Educational Status; Female; Health Status Disparities; Homosexuality, Female; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Male; Schools; Sexual Behavior; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301785

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