School climate is an important construct in research on adolescents. Yet, no known studies have evaluated whether the measured school climate constructs are equivalent across lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ), and heterosexual students as well as sex and grade levels. This study assessed measurement equivalence of a second-order school climate construct across 1) sexual identity and sex among cisgender adolescents and 2) sexual and gender identity and grade level among cisgender and transgender adolescents. Data come from a California statewide survey of middle and high school students. Measurement equivalence was supported. This study reinforces prior findings on sexual and gender minority disparities and sheds light on an interesting pattern of school experiences across grades that deserves further investigation.

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性别、年级、性别和性别认同交叉点的学校氛围认知

学校氛围是青少年研究的一个重要构建。然而，尚无已知研究评估测量的学校氛围结构在女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者、质疑者 (LGBTQ) 和异性恋学生以及性别和年级水平中是否相同。本研究评估了二阶学校氛围构建的测量等效性，涵盖 1) 顺性别青少年的性认同和性别，以及 2) 顺性别和跨性别青少年的性和性别认同以及年级水平。数据来自加州全州范围内对中学生和高中生的调查。支持测量等效性。这项研究强化了先前关于性别和性别少数差异的研究结果，并揭示了值得进一步调查的跨年级学校经历的有趣模式。