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Longitudinal Associations Among Bullying, Homophobic Teasing, and Sexual Violence Perpetration Among Middle School Students
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Bullying perpetration and sexual harassment perpetration among adolescents are major public health issues. However, few studies have addressed the empirical link between being a perpetrator of bullying and subsequent sexual harassment perpetration among early adolescents in the literature. Homophobic teasing has been shown to be common among middle school youth and was tested as a moderator of the link between bullying and sexual harassment perpetration in this 2-year longitudinal study. More specifically, the present study tests the Bully–Sexual Violence Pathway theory, which posits that adolescent bullies who also participate in homophobic name-calling toward peers are more likely to perpetrate sexual harassment over time. Findings from logistical regression analyses ( n = 979, 5th-7th graders) reveal an association between bullying in early middle school and sexual harassment in later middle school, and results support the Bully–Sexual Violence Pathway model, with homophobic teasing as a moderator, for boys only. Results suggest that to prevent bully perpetration and its later association with sexual harassment perpetration, prevention programs should address the use of homophobic epithets.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Espelage, D. L., Basile, K. C., De La Rue, L., & Hamburger, M. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, IL, USA
- Venue
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2014-10-13
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 2541-2561
- ISSN
- 0886-2605 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6518
- PMC
- PMC4699677
- OpenAlex
- W2142713933
- Cited by
- 134
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 11.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- American Association of University Women
- National Institutes of Health (CC999999)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U01/CE001677, U01CE001677)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Keywords
- bullying perpetration, junior high school students, early adolescents, bullying prevention, boys
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Schools, Sex Offenses, Students, Sexual Harassment, Bullying, Homophobia
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