TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - National trends and disparities in bullying and suicidal behavior across demographic subgroups of US adolescents
JO  - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
A1  - Kreski, Noah T.
A1  - Chen, Qixuan
A1  - Olfson, Mark
A1  - Cerdá, Magdalena
A1  - Martins, Silvia S.
A1  - Mauro, Pia M.
A1  - Hasin, Deborah S.
A1  - Keyes, Katherine M.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "Not Sure" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0890-8567
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.04.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -