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Bullied and Punished: Exploring the Links between Bullying and Discipline for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Author(s) -
Horn Stacey S.,
Schriber Sarah E.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12556
Subject(s) - harassment , psychology , harm , punishment (psychology) , sexual orientation , developmental psychology , victimisation , sexual identity , narrative , aggression , sexual minority , clinical psychology , social psychology , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , human sexuality , gender studies , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , sociology
This study investigated connections between sexual and gender minority youths’ (SGMY) experiences with bullying victimization and their experiences with punishment. We interviewed 20 diverse adolescents ( X = 18.45) about their experiences with bullying and school discipline. Using a qualitative mapping technique, we analyzed the pathways between victimization and punishment that emerged from our participants’ narratives. Our analyses revealed that among the adolescents who had experienced victimization related to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (or expression) ( n = 17), most of them ( n = 15) had also experienced punishment connected to their victimization. We identified five pathways linking victimization and bullying. Further, we found that the majority of participants were navigating school contexts rife with pervasive and ongoing harassment and that adults ineffectively intervened and often compounded the harm experienced.