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Social Exclusion, Absenteeism And Sexual Minority Youth
Author(s) -
Rivers Ian
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.00136
Subject(s) - harassment , lesbian , absenteeism , harm , psychology , sexual abuse , clinical psychology , criminology , social psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , environmental health , psychoanalysis
In this article, on a topic not previously explored in this journal, Ian Rivers compares two groups of lesbian, gay and bisexual adults (mean age, 28 years) who reported having been subjected to anti‐lesbian/gay abuse at school. The first group recalled a history of absenteeism at school while the second group, although experiencing similar levels of harassment, reported attending school on a regular basis. The findings suggest an association between the experience of harassment and a history of absenteeism and an ideation of self‐harm and suicide while at school. Rivers proposes that anti‐harassment initiatives be set up to ensure a safe environment in which sexual minority youth can learn.