Sexual Minority Students’ Negative Experiences in High School: A Descriptive Study
Location
Loosemore Auditorium
Description
PURPOSE: The school climate is supposed to be a safe space for all students regardless of race or gender. However, many sexual minority students experience extreme forms of victimization in school which results in poor academic performance, suicide, drug use and weapon carrying. The purpose of the study is to identify how gay, lesbian and bisexual students’ school experiences compare to school experiences of heterosexual students. SUBJECTS: The target population of the survey was all public, private, and catholic students between 9th and 12th grade in the United States and the District of Columbia. A total of 13,872 students were selected for the study representing 136 schools. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The study utilized secondary data obtained from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Questionnaires were administered to all students who qualified to be in the sample frame. ANALYSES: The research design was a Descriptive study. Cross tabulations were used to determine which group of students had more negative school experiences. Chi-square tests were conducted to determine the association between students’ sexual identity and the possibility of having negative experiences in school. RESULTS: The results of the study are currently pending.
Sexual Minority Students’ Negative Experiences in High School: A Descriptive Study
Loosemore Auditorium
PURPOSE: The school climate is supposed to be a safe space for all students regardless of race or gender. However, many sexual minority students experience extreme forms of victimization in school which results in poor academic performance, suicide, drug use and weapon carrying. The purpose of the study is to identify how gay, lesbian and bisexual students’ school experiences compare to school experiences of heterosexual students. SUBJECTS: The target population of the survey was all public, private, and catholic students between 9th and 12th grade in the United States and the District of Columbia. A total of 13,872 students were selected for the study representing 136 schools. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The study utilized secondary data obtained from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Questionnaires were administered to all students who qualified to be in the sample frame. ANALYSES: The research design was a Descriptive study. Cross tabulations were used to determine which group of students had more negative school experiences. Chi-square tests were conducted to determine the association between students’ sexual identity and the possibility of having negative experiences in school. RESULTS: The results of the study are currently pending.