Special Resource Material Developed by the Center


Title: Bullying and LGBT Students (Information Resource)

Description: Bullying is an ongoing problem in schools across the nation. Bullying is commonly discussed as including a physical, verbal, or psychological attack that purposefully harms or distresses the victim and that usually involves an imbalance of power and repeated acts (Farrington & Ttofi, 2010). Approximately one third of teenagers reported that they had been bullied in the past school year, with 7 percent indicating that they were bullied every day (e.g., Dinkes, Kemp, & Baum, 2009). Such victimization tends to exacerbate whatever problems a student has (Bontempo & D'Augelli, 2002).

Access at:   http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/bullyinglgbt.pdf  88kb; 6pp