Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role Attitudes
Homophobic teasing or name-calling, one form of school-related gender-based violence, refers to the use of derogatory language or actions towards sexual- or gender-nonconforming individuals. Research in the Global North has indicated that it is highly prevalent among adolescents, and is associated w...
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| description | Homophobic teasing or name-calling, one form of school-related gender-based violence, refers to the use of derogatory language or actions towards sexual- or gender-nonconforming individuals. Research in the Global North has indicated that it is highly prevalent among adolescents, and is associated with a broad range of negative outcomes for both victims and perpetrators. However, such behaviors remain understudied in China. Using a cross-sectional design, the present study investigated the structural relations between homophobic teasing, bullying perpetration, and gender role attitudes among 1915 Chinese high school students. The results showed that 11.5% of the participants had perpetrated such harassment in the past month. Structural equation analyses revealed that bullying perpetration predicted more teasing involvement, and that the relationship was partially mediated by gender role attitudes among both female and male youth. The moderation effect of sex was found only for the direct effect of bullying; such that males who engaged in bullying were more likely to perpetrate homophobic teasing than females. These findings suggest the need for further examination and effective interventions and preventions for the behavior in Chinese contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57c98a98bd3a47b59cccd42b60418c402023-12-01T23:34:06ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-07-0198112710.3390/children9081127Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role AttitudesYutong Gao0Zhenying Zhang1Binli Chen2Xiying Wang3School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USAInstitute for Education Theories, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaSchool of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaInstitute for Education Theories, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaHomophobic teasing or name-calling, one form of school-related gender-based violence, refers to the use of derogatory language or actions towards sexual- or gender-nonconforming individuals. Research in the Global North has indicated that it is highly prevalent among adolescents, and is associated with a broad range of negative outcomes for both victims and perpetrators. However, such behaviors remain understudied in China. Using a cross-sectional design, the present study investigated the structural relations between homophobic teasing, bullying perpetration, and gender role attitudes among 1915 Chinese high school students. The results showed that 11.5% of the participants had perpetrated such harassment in the past month. Structural equation analyses revealed that bullying perpetration predicted more teasing involvement, and that the relationship was partially mediated by gender role attitudes among both female and male youth. The moderation effect of sex was found only for the direct effect of bullying; such that males who engaged in bullying were more likely to perpetrate homophobic teasing than females. These findings suggest the need for further examination and effective interventions and preventions for the behavior in Chinese contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/8/1127adolescent aggressionhomophobic teasing/name-callinggender-based harassmentbullyinggender role attitudes |
| spellingShingle | Yutong Gao Zhenying Zhang Binli Chen Xiying Wang Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role Attitudes Children adolescent aggression homophobic teasing/name-calling gender-based harassment bullying gender role attitudes |
| title | Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role Attitudes |
| title_full | Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role Attitudes |
| title_fullStr | Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role Attitudes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role Attitudes |
| title_short | Bullying Perpetration and Homophobic Teasing: Mediation through Gender Role Attitudes |
| title_sort | bullying perpetration and homophobic teasing mediation through gender role attitudes |
| topic | adolescent aggression homophobic teasing/name-calling gender-based harassment bullying gender role attitudes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/8/1127 |
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