@article{ref1,
title="Relationships between violent sexual victimization and muscle-building exercise among adolescents from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey",
journal="Journal of school health",
year="2023",
author="Ganson, Kyle T. and Testa, Alexander and Rodgers, Rachel F. and Jackson, Dylan B. and Nagata, Jason M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate the association between violent sexual victimization and muscle-building exercise among adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: Cross-sectional data from the 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 8408) were analyzed. Two indicators of non-dating-related sexual violence (lifetime, past 12 months), along with one indicator of adolescent sexual violence (past 12 months), were assessed. Days of muscle-building in the past week were reported. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the associations between the three violent sexual victimization variables and muscle-building exercise. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the sample (50.3% girls), lifetime violent sexual victimization (relative risk ratio [RRR] 1.87, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29 to 2.72), past 12-month violent sexual victimization (RRR 1.60, 95% CI 1.15 to 2.22), and past 12-month sexual dating violence (RRR 1.60, 95% CI 1.03 to 2.51) were associated greater relative risk of high engagement (ie, 6 to 7 days) in muscle-building exercise relative to no engagement. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A history of violent sexual victimization is associated with greater involvement in muscle-building exercise, particularly among adolescent girls. Engagement in muscle-building exercise in relation to violent sexual victimization may be a means of emotion regulation and occur due to body dissatisfaction resulting from experiencing violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4391",
doi="10.1111/josh.13395",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.13395"
}