School-Based Diversity Education Activities and Bias-Based Bullying Among Secondary School Students

Bias-based bullying (e.g., bullying related to race, weight, sexual orientation) is a common experience among youth, yet few school-based prevention programs explicitly address this type of bullying. This study explores whether schools that offer diversity education activities have lower rates of bi...

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Published inJournal of interpersonal violence Vol. 37; no. 17-18; pp. NP15992 - NP16012
Main Authors Eisenberg, Marla E., Gower, Amy L., Brown, Camille, Nam, Yoon-Sung, Ramirez, Marizen R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Bias
Bisexuality
Boys
Bullying
Clubs
Education
Fairness
Health disparities
Health education
Prevention
Race
Schools
Secondary education
Secondary School Students
Sexual orientation
Student Surveys
Students
Teenagers
Test bias
adolescence
stigma
school environment
bullying prevention
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Summary:Bias-based bullying (e.g., bullying related to race, weight, sexual orientation) is a common experience among youth, yet few school-based prevention programs explicitly address this type of bullying. This study explores whether schools that offer diversity education activities have lower rates of bias-based bullying among students compared to schools that do not offer these activities. Data came from two sources: the 2018 CDC School Profiles Survey (N = 216 schools) and the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey (N = 64,510 students). Multilevel logistic regression tested associations between diversity education activities (diversity clubs, lessons, or special events) and eight types of bias-based bullying among students, with attention to effect modification by relevant demographic characteristics. Students attending schools that offer a wider variety of diversity education opportunities had significantly lower odds of bullying about race, ethnicity, or national origin among boys of color (OR = 0.89, CI: 0.80, 1.00), about sexual orientation for gay, bisexual, and questioning boys (OR = 0.81, CI: 0.67, 0.97), and about disability for boys with a physical health problem (OR = 0.86, CI: 0.76, 0.99). Attending a school with more types of diversity education activities may protect vulnerable students against specific types of bias-based bullying and advance health equity. A diversity education is recommended as a key component of antibullying efforts and policy.
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ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/08862605211025016