Strategies to promote safety for sexual and gender minority youth in secondary schools

A longitudinal analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID12388708
AuthorsAndré Gonzales Real (0000-0003-2594-6452, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas USA, corresponding author), S Henry Sherwood (0000-0003-3429-5444, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas USA), Salvatore Ioverno (0000-0001-9970-9666, Department of Education Roma Tre University Rome Italy), T Russell (0000-0002-6238-0606, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas USA)
Year2024
Volume34
Issue4
Pages1642-1652
Publication date2024-10-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Research on Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1050-8392 • E-ISSN: 1532-7795
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jora.13032
PMID39460603
OpenAlexW4403781416
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited73

In order to promote school safety for sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY), many schools implement strategies such as SGM-focused policies and gender-sexuality alliances (GSAs). Little is known about the effects such strategies have over time on feelings of safety at school for SGMY. Hierarchical Linear Models were conducted using longitudinal data from 417 SGMY attending secondary schools to examine trajectories of feelings of safety and the effects of SGM-focused policies, GSA presence, or GSA membership on feelings of safety. Findings indicate that SGM-focused policies and GSAs had direct benefits for safety at school SGMY, both independently and in combination; however, GSA membership was not. Schools should implement a combination of school strategies to promote safer environments for SGMY

Developmental psychology · Longitudinal study · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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