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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BYSTANDER IN LGBTQ BULLYING AT A PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY

Koehler, William J, Koehler
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465579827

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Social Welfare.
This study conducts a secondary data analysis of a data set collected from an LGBT Campus Climate Survey distributed on the campus of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania during the fall semester of 2012. The study was developed to advance the understanding of the role of a bystander in LGBT-specific bullying. While the majority of bullying events have at least one bystander, most bystanders do not intervene. However, when bystanders are motivated to intervene, research suggests that the bullying is likely to stop. Darley and Latane (1968) developed a model for explaining a 5-step process a bystander to an emergency situation goes through before intervening. This model has been successfully applied in development of interventions with sexual violence programs on college campuses. Using a 16-item LGBT Peer Experiences Questionnaire (LGBT-PEQ), the study assesses the relationship of bystander demographic characteristics of age, gender, LGBT status, and ethnic identity and respondents attitudes (as measured by an 11-item LGBT Attitudes Scale) with their observances of behaviors directed toward LGBT people (N=417). Results indicate a statistically significant but small practical portion of variance in LGBT-PEQ scores are accounted for by bystander LGBT Attitudes scores while controlling for age or gender, but not for age and gender combined. Discussion is offered regarding need for further research about the relationship between LGBT Attitudes, age, and gender as well as implications for developing interventions for facilitating bystander intervention in anti-LGBT bullying events in specific “unsafe” zones on university campuses.
Mark Singer, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Lynn Singer, Dr. (Committee Member)
Daniel Flannery, Dr. (Committee Member)
David Hussey, Dr. (Committee Member)
127 p.
Glbt Studies; School Counseling; Social Research; Social Work
LGBT; Bullying; Campus Climate Survey; attitudes towards LGBT people; Bystander; LGBT-specific bullying

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  • Koehler, Koehler, W. J. (2016). CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BYSTANDER IN LGBTQ BULLYING AT A PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465579827

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Koehler, Koehler, William. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BYSTANDER IN LGBTQ BULLYING AT A PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY. 2016. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465579827.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Koehler, Koehler, William. "CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BYSTANDER IN LGBTQ BULLYING AT A PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1465579827

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