National Trends and Disparities in Bullying and Suicidal Behavior Across Demographic Subgroups of US Adolescents.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
; 61(12): 1435-1444, 2022 12.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Suicidal behavior and bullying victimization are important indicators of adolescent psychological distress, and are patterned by sex, race/ethnicity and sexual identity. This study aimed to estimate trends and disparities in these factors along with key demographics.METHOD:
Youth Risk Behavior Survey data (2015-2019, N = 44,066) were collected biennially through national cross-sectional surveys of US school-attending adolescents. Survey-weighted logistic regressions examined disparities in past-year bullying and suicidal behavior, overall and by demographics.RESULTS:
Bullying in 2019 was highest for female (vs male) students (odds ratio [OR] = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.62, 2.06), American Indian/Alaskan Native (vs White) students (OR = 1.48, 95% 0.91, 2.41, p > .05), and gay/lesbian (vs heterosexual) students (OR = 2.81, 95% CI = 2.07, 3.81). Suicidal behavior disparities affected similar groups. There was minimal evidence for shifts in disparities since 2015, with the exception of bullying for gay/lesbian adolescents. The prevalence of bullying victimization among gay and lesbian adolescents went from 31.6% to 44.5% between 2015 and 2019, surpassing the bisexual and "Not Sure" groups to be the sexual identity group with the highest rate of bullying victimization.CONCLUSION:
Interventions that operate on multiple structural levels and empower marginalized youth are needed.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Homosexualidad Femenina
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Víctimas de Crimen
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Acoso Escolar
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article