Intersecting Identities and the Association Between Bullying and Suicide Attempt Among New York City Youths: Results From the 2009 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey

LeVasseur, Michael T.; Kelvin, Elizabeth A.; Grosskopf, Nicholas A.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2012.300994

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“…Additionally, even after we controlled for being bullied, LGB youths of all genders and races were more likely than their same-gender White heterosexual peers to report suicide ideation. Our findings differed from those of a recent study by LeVasseur et al, 38 which found that the association between bullying and suicide attempts appears to be strongest for non-Hispanic sexual minority males. We did not find any significant interactions in the relation between bullying and suicide attempts by race/ethnicity or gender.…”

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“…National surveys of adolescent health, such as the YRBS, should recognize the importance of including sexual orientation and attraction in survey instruments to improve the ability to develop effective suicide and bullying prevention programs for sexual minority youths. Furthermore, our research, along with other recent research, 37,38 showed the advantage of using an intersectional perspective to understand mental health disparities. Finally, school personnel should develop antibullying and antihomophobia policies in response to the disproportionate risk of being bullied and reporting suicidality among sexual minority youths.…”

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Suicide Ideation and Bullying Among US Adolescents: Examining the Intersections of Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Mueller

James²,

Abrutyn³

et al. 2015

Am J Public Health

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Suicide Ideation and Bullying Among US Adolescents: Examining the Intersections of Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Mueller

James²,

Abrutyn³

et al. 2015

Am J Public Health

162

103

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“…Among males, those classified as ''mostly heterosexual'' and gay were more likely to experience bullying as perpetrators and victim than were heterosexual males. LeVasseur et al (2013), using New York City's Youth Risk Behavior Survey, found further support for a relationship between sexual minority status and suicidality. Furthermore, they found that sexual minority, gender, and ethnic identities interacted with bullying to predict participants who reported a suicide attempt.…”

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“…First, as noted above, sexual minority youth are victimized disproportionately more as compared to their peers (Berlan et al 2010;Levasseur et al 2013;Russell and Joyner 2001). Because bullying predicts suicidality across groups, this alone elevates their risk.…”

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Bullying and Suicidal Behavior During Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective

Gunn

Goldstein

2016

Adolescent Res Rev

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This review of the literature examines the problem of suicide and bullying from a developmental perspective with a focus on the unique characteristics of adolescence that may contribute to the bullying-suicide link. Adolescence is a time of peak physical health, yet can be a period of risky behavior and heightened emotionality. In this literature review, it is argued that a number of developmental factors leave adolescents especially vulnerable to suicidal behavior following exposure to bullying. This review highlights the importance of developmental factors in understanding the bullying-suicide link during adolescence. Adolescence, with an increase in emotionality, risk-taking, and an increased focus on peer relationships, is an at-risk period for the development of suicidality following exposure to bullying. Also highlighted are gender differences, special challenges facing LGBTQ adolescents, and recommendations for intervention and prevention.

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“…Two regional samples of the YRBS have been used to study cyberbullying and teen mental health, one in Arizona (Sinclair, Bauman et al 2012) and another in the Midwest (Litwiller and Brausch 2013), both showing an association between cyberbullying and teen suicidality. A previous study on school bullying and suicide attempt was done using the New York City YRBS (Levasseur, Kelvin et al 2013). To our knowledge, no study on a nationally representative sample of American teens has been conducted to look at the association between cyberbullying and teen mental health.…”

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School bullying, cyberbullying, or both: Correlates of teen suicidality in the 2011 CDC youth risk behavior survey

Messias

Kindrick

Castro

2014

Comprehensive Psychiatry

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While school bullying has been shown to be associated with depression and suicidality among teens, the relationship between these outcomes and cyberbullying has not been studied in nationally representative samples. Data came from the 2011 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), a nationally representative sample of high-school students (N=15,425). We calculated weighted estimates representative of all students in grades 9-12 attending school in the US. Logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios. Overall, girls are more likely to be report being bullied (31.3% vs. 22.9%), in particularly to be cyberbullied (22.0% vs. 10.8%), while boys are only more likely to report exclusive school bullying (12.2% vs. 9.2%). Reports of 2-week sadness and all suicidality items were highest among teens reporting both forms of bullying, followed by those reporting cyberbullying only, followed by those reporting school bullying only. For example, among those reporting not being bullied 4.6% reported having made a suicide attempt, compared to 9.5% of those reporting school bullying only (adjusted odd ratio (AOR) 2.3, 95% C.I. 1.8- 2.9), 14.7% of those reporting cyberbullying only (AOR 3.5 (2.6-4.7)), and 21.1% of those reporting victimization of both types of bullying (AOR 5.6 (4.4-7)). Bullying victimization, in school, cyber, or both, is associated with higher risk of sadness and suicidality among teens. Interventions to prevent school bullying as well as cyberbullying are needed. When caring for teens reporting being bullied, either at school or in cyberbullying, it's important to screen for depression and suicidality.

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Intersecting Identities and the Association Between Bullying and Suicide Attempt Among New York City Youths: Results From the 2009 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Cited by 61 publications

References 34 publications

Suicide Ideation and Bullying Among US Adolescents: Examining the Intersections of Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Suicide Ideation and Bullying Among US Adolescents: Examining the Intersections of Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Bullying and Suicidal Behavior During Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective

School bullying, cyberbullying, or both: Correlates of teen suicidality in the 2011 CDC youth risk behavior survey

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