Adolescent Health and Harassment Based on Discriminatory Bias

Is harassment based on personal characteristics such as race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability more detrimental than general harassment? In 2 large population-based studies of adolescents, more than one third of those harassed reported bias-based school harassment. Both studies...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2012-03, Vol.102 (3), p.493-495
Main Authors: RUSSELL, Stephen T, SINCLAIR, Katerina O, POTEAT, V. Paul, KOENIG, Brian W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
Bullying
California
Child development
Children & youth
Comparative analysis
Data Collection
Disability
Drug use
Ethnicity
Female
Gays & lesbians
General aspects
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Homophobia
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Miscellaneous
Prejudice
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Race
Research and Practice
Sexual harassment
Sexual orientation discrimination
Social Behavior
Students
Studies
Teenagers
Truancy
Victimization
Wisconsin
Young adults
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Summary:Is harassment based on personal characteristics such as race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability more detrimental than general harassment? In 2 large population-based studies of adolescents, more than one third of those harassed reported bias-based school harassment. Both studies show that bias-based harassment is more strongly associated with compromised health than general harassment. Research on harassment among youths rarely examines the underlying cause. Attention to bias or prejudice in harassment and bullying should be incorporated into programs and policies for young people.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300430