TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Longitudinal associations among bully, homophobic teasing, and sexual violence perpetration among middle school students
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Espelage, Dorothy L.
A1  - Basile, Kathleen C.
A1  - De La Rue, Lisa
A1  - Hamburger, Merle E.
SP  - 2541
EP  - 2561
VL  - 30
IS  - 14
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that to prevent bully perpetration and its later association with sexual harassment perpetration, prevention programs should address the use of homophobic epithets.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260514553113
ID  - ref1
ER  -