ERIC Number: EJ1094036
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1538-8220
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Examining School Security Measures as Moderators of the Association between Homophobic Victimization and School Avoidance
Fisher, Benjamin W.; Tanner-Smith, Emily E.
Journal of School Violence, v15 n2 p234-257 2016
Homophobic victimization is a pervasive problem in U.S. schools that leads to negative outcomes for students. Those who experience homophobic victimization are at greater risk for avoiding particular spaces in school because they feel unsafe or afraid. Visible school security measures (e.g., security guards, metal detectors, and cameras) offer spatial guardianship that may reduce students' place-specific avoidance behaviors. To test this moderating effect of school security, we analyzed data from six panels of the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (N = 41,229). Logistic regression models were used to examine the moderating effect of three types of school security measures on the association between homophobic victimization and avoidance of six specific locations in school and overall fear of victimization at school. Results suggest that visible security measures did not meaningfully moderate the association between homophobic victimization and school avoidance.
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Fear, Victims, School Safety, School Security, Regression (Statistics), Correlation, Student Behavior, Educational Environment, Surveys, Social Bias, Public Schools, At Risk Students, Attendance Patterns, Middle School Students, High School Students, Interviews, Bullying, Student Characteristics, Geographic Location, Social Psychology, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A120181