The Role of Hope in the Lives of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: The Relationship Between Bullying and Life Satisfaction

Authors

Jedediah E. Bragg, Facundo Valdez School of Social Work, New Mexico Highland UniversityFollow
Daniel Howell, School of Social Work, Portland State UniversityFollow
Shane R. Brady, School of Social Work, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Keywords

LGBTQ, sexual and gender minority, youth, adolescents, hope, bullying, life satisfaction

Abstract

Among sexual and gender minority students, 70% are bullied at school every year in the United States (2019). This study utilized a random 6% sample (n = 400) from the 2018 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey (n = 32,271), to assess the relationships between sexuality, bullying and life satisfaction, and then how hope moderates this established relationship. Results of this study illustrate the negative effects of bullying on life satisfaction for all students, while highlighting differences across sexuality. Additionally, this study illustrates that interventions to address the impacts of bullying might be best served by including the positive construct of hope.

Recommended Citation

Bragg, Jedediah E.; Howell, Daniel; and Brady, Shane R. (2024) "The Role of Hope in the Lives of Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: The Relationship Between Bullying and Life Satisfaction," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 50: Iss. 4, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.4750
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol50/iss4/5