TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Urban girls and boys who date: A closer look at the link between dating and risk for alcohol and drug use, self-harm and suicide attempts
JO  - Vulnerable children and youth studies
A1  - Swahn, M.H.
A1  - West, B.
A1  - Bossarte, R.M.
SP  - 249
EP  - 254
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
N2  - This study examined the associations between alcohol use, drug use, self-harm, suicide attempts and dating using logistic regression analyses. Data were obtained from the Youth Violence Survey, conducted in 2004, and administered to all public school students enrolled in grades 7, 9, 11 and 12 (n = 4,131; 52.2% girls and 47.8% boys) in a high-risk school district. Adolescents who reported any alcohol or drug use and any self-harm were more likely to also report dating. While alcohol and drug use were associated statistically with dating for both boys and girls, one or more suicide attempts was linked to dating only among girls in 7th and 9th grades. Similarly, self-harm was associated with dating among boys in 7th grade but was associated with dating among girls across all grade levels. These findings highlight the importance of understanding and preventing the concurrent risks of dating among adolescents, especially girls, for whom risks were observed across all grade levels. © 2009 Taylor & Francis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-0128
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17450120902730204
ID  - ref1
ER  -