TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A queer day in Canada: examining Canadian high school students' experiences with school-based homophobia in two large-scale studies
JO  - Journal of homosexuality
A1  - Peter, Tracey
A1  - Taylor, Catherine
A1  - Chamberland, Line
SP  - 186
EP  - 206
VL  - 62
IS  - 2
N2  - The goal of the study is to examine how location (nationally, compared to Canadian regions) is related to indicators of a hostile school environment for sexual minority youth, particularly when physical abuse is used as the outcome variable. Data representing 5766 Canadian students were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate techniques. <br><br>RESULTS from the multivariate analyses showed that non-physical abuse was the most significant predictor of homophobically-based physical abuse, for both LGBQ and non-LGBQ students. <br><br>FINDINGS reiterate the importance of considering the progression of harmful events as an escalation of violence as well as the need to view homophobic bullying as having a significant impact on all students. Finally, while the presence of homophobia is prevalent across all Canadian regions, there are nevertheless, many regional differences, which could be used to inform region-specific action plans.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-8369
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2014.969057
ID  - ref1
ER  -