The current study utilized the 2018 Washington State Healthy Youth Survey to explore the relations among school district political attitudes, bullying experiences, and mental health outcomes, particularly for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) students. Although bullying was associated with greater psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression, and suicidality) for all students, LGBTQ+ students experienced more bullying and psychological distress. Bullying experiences mediated the relation between LGBTQ+ identity and psychological distress. However, school district voting record moderated the relation between LGBTQ+ identity and bullying, such that LGBTQ+ students in more conservative districts, or districts with more votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, experienced more bullying, which was associated with greater psychological distress. Additionally, increased teacher intervention during instances of bullying was related to less bullying for LGBTQ+ students. Finally, in more conservative-leaning districts, LGBTQ+ students reported less teacher intervention, which was associated with more bullying and psychological distress. Given that political conservatism was related to higher rates of bullying and poorer mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ students, we recommend improving school-based LGBTQ+ bullying policies to prioritize the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth.

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校园欺凌和 LGBTQ+ 青少年心理健康：与投票给特朗普的关系

目前的研究利用 2018 年华盛顿州健康青年调查来探索学区政治态度、欺凌经历和心理健康结果之间的关系，特别是对于女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别和酷儿 (LGBTQ+) 学生而言。尽管欺凌与所有学生的更大心理困扰（即焦虑、抑郁和自杀）有关，但 LGBTQ+ 学生经历了更多的欺凌和心理困扰。欺凌经历介导了 LGBTQ+ 身份与心理困扰之间的关系。然而，学区的投票记录缓和了 LGBTQ+ 身份与欺凌之间的关系，因此在更保守的地区或在 2016 年大选中为唐纳德特朗普投票更多的地区的 LGBTQ+ 学生经历了更多的欺凌，这与更大的心理困扰有关。此外，在欺凌事件中增加教师干预与减少对 LGBTQ+ 学生的欺凌有关。最后，在更倾向于保守的地区，LGBTQ+ 学生报告的教师干预较少，这与更多的欺凌和心理困扰有关。鉴于政治保守主义与 LGBTQ+ 学生的较高欺凌率和较差的心理健康结果有关，我们建议改进以学校为基础的 LGBTQ+ 欺凌政策，以优先考虑 LGBTQ+ 青年的心理健康。这与更多的欺凌和心理困扰有关。鉴于政治保守主义与 LGBTQ+ 学生的较高欺凌率和较差的心理健康结果有关，我们建议改进以学校为基础的 LGBTQ+ 欺凌政策，以优先考虑 LGBTQ+ 青年的心理健康。这与更多的欺凌和心理困扰有关。鉴于政治保守主义与 LGBTQ+ 学生的较高欺凌率和较差的心理健康结果有关，我们建议改进以学校为基础的 LGBTQ+ 欺凌政策，以优先考虑 LGBTQ+ 青年的心理健康。