Associations among Sexual Attraction Status, School Belonging, and Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Rural High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Rostosky, Sharon Scales; Owens, Gina P.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Riggle, Ellen D. B.
Titel	Associations among Sexual Attraction Status, School Belonging, and Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Rural High School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 26 (2003) 6, S.741-751 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.09.002
Schlagwörter	Grade Point Average; Marijuana; Drinking; Homosexuality; Grade 9; Minority Groups; Rural Areas; High School Students; Student Adjustment; Surveys; Student Attitudes; Trust (Psychology); Educational Environment; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Homosexualität; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Ethnische Minderheit; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adjustment; Adaptation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	Analysis of data collected from 1725 9th graders from 25 rural high schools revealed that students reporting same-sex attraction or uncertainty about their attraction status also reported significantly lower GPAs, lower school belonging, and higher marijuana and alcohol use. Regression analyses confirmed that beyond the effects of GPA and biological sex, sexual minority attraction status was negatively associated with school belonging. Further, while higher school belonging significantly decreased the odds of alcohol and marijuana use, sexual attraction status did not significantly contribute to the model. Post-hoc analyses indicated that sexual minority students systematically reported that they perceived less privacy in completing the survey, lending support to the notion that these adolescents may feel less trusting of their school environments. These findings are discussed in light of the need for interventions to address the developmental challenges of sexual minority students. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10