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BEHAVIORAL INTENTION OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND COUNSELORS TO INTERVENE AND PREVENT HARASSMENT OF LGBTQ YOUTH
Author(s) -
McCabe Paul C.,
Rubinson Florence,
Dragowski Eliza A.,
ElizaldeUtnick Graciela
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.21702
Subject(s) - psychology , harassment , theory of planned behavior , lesbian , norm (philosophy) , path analysis (statistics) , social psychology , intervention (counseling) , sample (material) , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , control (management) , applied psychology , statistics , chemistry , management , mathematics , chromatography , psychiatry , political science , psychoanalysis , law , economics
A national sample of educators were surveyed to identity the attitudes, beliefs, school culture, and perceived barriers that would predict whether educators would intervene to stop bias and harassment directed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in schools. The survey questionnaire was organized according to the theory of planned behavior (TpB), a theoretical model linking attitudes to behavior. A sample of 968 teachers, school psychologists, and school counselors participated. Factor analysis indicated that the three TpB components (attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control) accurately predicted behavioral intention to advocate for LGBTQ youth. Path analysis supported the components of TpB in predicting behavioral intention, accounting for 21% of the variance. The path coefficients linking attitudes and subjective norm to behavioral intention were particularly robust and less so for perceived behavioral control. Implications for intervention and training of school personnel to improve advocacy for LGBTQ youth and reduce bias and harassment are discussed.