@article{ref1,
title="National trends and disparities in bullying and suicidal behavior across demographic subgroups of US adolescents",
journal="Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry",
year="2022",
author="Kreski, Noah T. and Chen, Qixuan and Olfson, Mark and Cerdá, Magdalena and Martins, Silvia S. and Mauro, Pia M. and Hasin, Deborah S. and Keyes, Katherine M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
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 key demographics. <br><br>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. <br><br>RESULTS: Bullying in 2019 was highest for female (vs. male) students (OR=1.82, 95% CI:[1.62, 2.06]), American Indian/Alaskan Native (vs White) students (OR= 1.48, [0.91, 2.41], p>.05), and gay/lesbian (vs heterosexual) students (OR= 2.81, [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 &quot;Not Sure&quot; groups to be the sexual identity group with the highest rate of bullying victimization. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Interventions that operate on multiple structural levels and empower marginalized youth are needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-8567",
doi="10.1016/j.jaac.2022.04.011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.04.011"
}