Date of Award
11-20-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Julia Perilla - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Roger Bakeman
Third Advisor
Dr. Gabriel Kuperminc
Abstract
The current study explored the association between sexual minorities’ experiences in schools and relationships. Socio-political-psychological theory provided a framework for the exploration of how retrospective reports of sexual orientation violence in school (SOVS) and school environment predicted the experience and perpetration of sexual minority intimate partner violence (SMIPV). Because of its relation to both school and interpersonal violence, alcohol was also hypothesized to predict rates of experiencing and perpetrating SMIPV. Group differences for all scales were explored on the basis of sexual orientation, gender, race/ethnicity, and education. Chi-square and analysis of variance analyses revealed several significant differences. Logistic regressions revealed that the experience of SOVS was not found to significantly affect the risk of experiencing or perpetrating SMIPV. However, a negative school environment was found to affect the risk of experiencing and perpetrating SMIPV differentially by gender and race, respectively. Results also revealed that alcohol significantly predicted the perpetration of SMIPV.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1061227
Recommended Citation
Lippy, Caroline, "Violence Outside to Violence Within: The Experience of Sexual Minorities in Schools and Intimate Relationships." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1061227