Proposition 8 and Homophobic Bullying in California

被引:39
作者
Hatzenbuehler, Mark L. [1 ]
Shen, Yishan [2 ]
Vandewater, Elizabeth A. [3 ]
Russell, Stephen T. [4 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Sociomed Sci, 722 W 168th St,Room 5490, New York, NY 10032 USA
[2] Texas State Univ, Sch Family & Consumer Sci, San Marcos, TX USA
[3] Univ Texas Austin, Populat Res Ctr, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[4] Univ Texas Austin, Dept Human Dev & Family Sci, Austin, TX 78712 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE; BISEXUAL INDIVIDUALS; HEALTH; GAY; YOUTH; VICTIMIZATION; AMENDMENTS; SAMPLE;
D O I
10.1542/peds.2018-2116
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND:Bias-based bullying is associated with negative outcomes for youth, but its contextual predictors are largely unknown. Voter referenda that target lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender groups may be 1 contextual factor contributing to homophobic bullying.METHODS:Data come from 14 consecutive waves (2001-2014) of cross-sectional surveys of students participating in the California Healthy Kids Survey (N = 4977557). Student responses were aggregated to the school level (n = 5121). Using a quasi-experimental design, we compared rates of homophobic bullying before and after Proposition 8, a voter referendum that restricted marriage to heterosexuals in November 2008.RESULTS:Interrupted time series analyses confirmed that the academic year 2008-2009, during which Proposition 8 was passed, served as a turning point in homophobic bullying. The rate of homophobic bullying increased (b(linear) = 1.15; P < .001) and accelerated (b(quadratic) = 0.08; P < .001) in the period before Proposition 8. After Proposition 8, homophobic bullying gradually decreased (b(linear) = -0.28; P < .05). Specificity analyses showed that these trends were not observed among students who reported that they were bullied because of their race and/or ethnicity, religion, or gender but not because of their sexual orientation. Furthermore, the presence of a protective factor specific to school contexts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth (gay-straight alliances) was associated with a smaller increase in homophobic bullying pre-Proposition 8.CONCLUSIONS:This research provides some of the first empirical evidence that public campaigns that promote stigma may confer risk for bias-based bullying among youth.
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