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Violence perpetration prevalence among Colorado (United States) high school students across gender, racial/ethnic, and sexual identities

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Espelage, Dorothy L., Liu, Grace S., Valido, Alberto, Kuehl, Tomei, Basile, Kathleen C., Nickodem, Kyle K.·2022·Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107146PMC PMC9733587
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Adolescent violence, including sexual violence, homophobic name-calling, and teen dating violence, are public health problems that cause harm to many adolescents in the United States. Although research on the perpetration of these forms of adolescent violence has increased in recent years, little is known about perpetration rates across gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. To address this gap, the current study descriptively examined perpetration rates between and across different identities, including self-identified race/ethnicity, sexual identity, and gender identity. In Fall 2017, 9th - 11th grade students (N = 4782) at 20 high schools in Colorado (United States) completed a survey that assessed demographics (e.g., race/ethnicity, sexual identity, and gender identity) and various forms of violence perpetration. Compared to female adolescents, male adolescents reported significantly higher perpetration rates for: any sexual violence (27% vs. 17%); sexual harassment (26% vs. 15%); unwanted sexual contact (8% vs. 4%); and homophobic name-calling (61% vs. 38%). Differences in perpetration rates were also observed among various racial/ethnic, sexual, and gender minority students compared to non-minority students. This emphasizes a need for more research on how minority stress that results from the dynamics of intersecting identities and societal systems of power-including racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia-contributes to violence perpetration. Evidence-based violence prevention approaches, particularly strategies targeted at changing social norms about violence, gender, and sexuality, need to be tailored and evaluated for students with diverse cultural and social identities to ensure safe school climates for all students.

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Authors
Espelage, D. L., Liu, G. S., Valido, A., Kuehl, T., Basile, K. C., & Nickodem, K. K.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
Corresponding author
Espelage, Dorothy L.
ORCID
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-08
Volume
161
Pages
107146
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107146
PMC
PMC9733587
OpenAlex
W4284971452
Cited by
13
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4
FWCI
2.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U01CE002841)
  • Administration for Community Living
  • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Keywords
sexual violence, sexual harassment, unwanted sexual contact, adolescent dating violence, high school students, gender differences, racial and ethnic minority students, sexual minority students, gender identity, minority stress, intersectionality, school climate, violence prevention, Colorado
MeSH terms
Intimate Partner Violence, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Colorado, Ethnicity, Female, Gender Identity, Humans, Male, Students, United States, Violence, Prevalence, Crime Victims

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