School outcomes of sexual minority youth in the United States: evidence from a national study
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Using data from the Add Health Study, the first nationally representative study of adolescents in the U.S. to include information on same-sex romantic attraction, we examine school outcomes (school troubles, attitudes, and performance) of same-sex attracted youth within the context of four relational domains: family, teacher, social, and peer. Results indicate that each domain plays a role in the negative attitudes about school held by these sexual minority youth. However, sexual minority youths' feelings about their teachers play an important role in explaining school troubles.
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Lower academic achievements and higher truancy rates among LGBT students can limit their career opportunities and socio-economic status later in life.
“Lower academic achievements and higher truancy rates among LGBT students can limit their career opportunities and socio-economic status later in life (27).”
Lower educational achievements in school by LGB individuals are often caused by negative attitudes toward school and more frequent truancy.
“Significant problems that may affect the above conditions are also lower educational achievements in school by LGB individuals, often caused by negative attitudes toward school and more frequent truancy (27).”
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- Authors
- RUSSELL, S. T., SEIF, H., & TRUONG, N. L.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Davis (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescence
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2001-02
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 111-127
- ISSN
- 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2095586916
- Cited by
- 316
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 12.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P01- HD31921, P01HD031921)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Sexuality, and Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Keywords
- sexual minority youth, same-sex attraction, educational outcomes, school adjustment, attitudes toward school, academic performance, family relationships, teacher-adolescent relationships, peer relationships, interpersonal relationships, Add Health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Bisexuality, Family, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Schools, Sexual Behavior, United States, Homosexuality, Male, Homosexuality, Female
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