How victimization, climate, and safety around sexual orientation and gender expression relate to truancy
2017; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 14; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/19361653.2017.1365037
ISSN1936-1661
AutoresV. Paul Poteat, Christian Berger, Julio Dantas,
Tópico(s)Homelessness and Social Issues
ResumoVictimization based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender expression (SOGE) carries significant consequences. In this study, we examined how SOGE-based victimization and contextual factors predicted truancy among 886 Chilean students (Mage = 16.00, SD = 1.30) in four high schools. Victimization predicted truancy indirectly through its associations with students feeling unsafe at school—in general and specifically related to their SOGE. Furthermore, perceptions of a negative SOGE-based school climate predicted greater truancy, almost entirely indirectly through students feeling more unsafe at school in general and specifically related to their SOGE.
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