Friendly Teasing or Traumatic Bullying? Examining the Conditioning Effect of Social Distance on the Negative Psychological Outcomes of Homophobic Name-Calling

Lin, K; Liu, L

Friendly Teasing or Traumatic Bullying? Examining the Conditioning Effect of Social Distance on the Negative Psychological Outcomes of Homophobic Name-Calling

Lin, K

Liu, L

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of School Violence, 2023, 22, (3), pp. 429-441
Issue Date:: 2023-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Lin, K https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3966-0009
dc.contributor.author	Liu, L
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-23T22:35:03Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-23T22:35:03Z
dc.date.issued	2023-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of School Violence, 2023, 22, (3), pp. 429-441
dc.identifier.issn	1538-8220
dc.identifier.issn	1538-8239
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175857
dc.description.abstract	This study examined homophobic name-calling among 2,161 middle school students in the US and found that those who had experienced homophobic name-calling fared significantly worse than those who had never experienced it, regardless of whether they were called names by rivals, strangers, or friends. While this study also found evidence that the adverse mental health effect of homophobic name-calling was worse if it had been initiated by rivals than by friends, the overall findings affirm the potent and enduring toxicity of homophobic name-calling on adolescents’ mental health documented in previous studies. Despite some limitations, findings from this study shed light on our currently ambiguous understanding of the conditioning effect of social distance on the negative psychological impacts of homophobic name-calling and pose several implications for bullying prevention and intervention practice and policymaking.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of School Violence
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/15388220.2023.2211769
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.rights	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of School Violence on 15 May 2023, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15388220.2023.2211769
dc.subject	1303 Specialist Studies in Education
dc.subject.classification	Education
dc.subject.classification	3904 Specialist studies in education
dc.subject.classification	5201 Applied and developmental psychology
dc.title	Friendly Teasing or Traumatic Bullying? Examining the Conditioning Effect of Social Distance on the Negative Psychological Outcomes of Homophobic Name-Calling
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	22
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of International Studies
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utslib.copyright.embargo	2024-07-03T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2024-02-23T22:35:03Z
pubs.issue	3
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	22
utslib.citation.issue	3

Abstract:

This study examined homophobic name-calling among 2,161 middle school students in the US and found that those who had experienced homophobic name-calling fared significantly worse than those who had never experienced it, regardless of whether they were called names by rivals, strangers, or friends. While this study also found evidence that the adverse mental health effect of homophobic name-calling was worse if it had been initiated by rivals than by friends, the overall findings affirm the potent and enduring toxicity of homophobic name-calling on adolescents’ mental health documented in previous studies. Despite some limitations, findings from this study shed light on our currently ambiguous understanding of the conditioning effect of social distance on the negative psychological impacts of homophobic name-calling and pose several implications for bullying prevention and intervention practice and policymaking.

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