@article{ref1, title="Trends in fighting and violence among adolescents in the United States: evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002-2014", journal="American journal of public health", year="2017", author="Salas-Wright, Christopher P. and Nelson, Erik J. and Vaughn, Michael G. and Reingle Gonzalez, Jennifer M. and Córdova, David", volume="107", number="6", pages="977-982", abstract="OBJECTIVES: To examine trends in and correlates of fighting and violence among youths from the 3 largest racial/ethnic groups in the United States.

METHODS: We derived race/ethnicity-specific prevalence estimates for fighting, group fighting, and attacks with intent to harm from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a population-based study of youths aged 12 to 17 years.

RESULTS: The prevalence of youth fighting and violence decreased significantly in all racial/ethnic groups over the study period (2002-2014), dropping from a high of 33.6% in 2003 to a low of 23.7% in 2014, reflecting a 29% decrease in the relative proportion of young people involved in these behaviors. However, there was also a clear severity gradient in which year-by-year point estimates for fighting and violence were consistently highest among non-Hispanic African American youths, followed by Hispanic and then non-Hispanic White youths.

CONCLUSIONS: Although fighting and violence are on the decline among young people in general and across racial/ethnic subgroups, there is a stable pattern of disparities in youth involvement in these behaviors. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print April 20, 2017: e1-e6. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.303743).

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