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Hong, Jun Sung; Wade, Ryan M.; Kim, Jinwon; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Washington, Tyreasa; Voisin, Dexter R. – Education and Urban Society, 2023
Bullying victimization remains to be a public health concern in the United States, especially among sexual and ethnic minority youth. However, few studies have examined how school outcomes might be associated with bullying victimization among heterosexual and sexual minority African American youth and the factors that may attenuate that…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Urban Schools, African American Students
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Forber-Pratt, Anjali J.; Merrin, Gabriel J.; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Remedial and Special Education, 2021
This study explored the intersections of disability, race, sexual orientation, and gender on peer victimization, suicidal ideation, and school connectedness. Participants were 11,353 high school students ages 14 to 18 years (MD =15.88, SD = 1.20). Of these individuals, 1,640 students self-identified as either having an Individualized Education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Race, Sexual Orientation, Sex
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King, Matthew T.; Merrin, Gabriel J.; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Grant, Nickholas J.; Bub, Kristen L. – Exceptional Children, 2018
Research about students with disabilities and students identifying as LGBQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning) reveals that both populations report more suicidality and peer victimization and less school connectedness than do their peers. No study has previously examined the intersection of these identities with regard to peer victimization,…
Descriptors: Suicide, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
Espelage, Dorothy L.; Rose, Chad A.; Polanin, Joshua R. – Remedial and Special Education, 2016
This 3-year study evaluated the effectiveness of the Second Step-Student Success Through Prevention (SS-SSTP) social-emotional learning program on increasing prosocial behaviors that could serve as protective factors against peer conflict and bullying among students with disabilities. Participants included 123 students with disabilities across 12…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Prosocial Behavior, Academic Ability, Middle School Students
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Espelage, Dorothy L.; Hong, Jun Sung; Rao, Mrinalini A.; Low, Sabina – Theory Into Practice, 2013
This article reviews the extant literature on the links between peer victimization and academic performance and engagement among children and adolescents. Although most of the research on this association is based on cross-sectional investigations, research using longitudinal designs is starting to point to the fact that peer victimization does…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Victims, Bullying, Intervention
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Espelage, Dorothy L. – Prevention Researcher, 2004
The last five years have seen an increase in the recognition among scholars, school administrators, and parents that bullying among American students occurs at great frequency. One survey of over 15,000 youth found that 30% reported frequent involvement in bullying. This article provides an introduction to the topic of school-based bullying. It…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Bullying, Peer Groups, Prevention