Journal
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Volume 50, Issue 5, Pages 521-523Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.09.009
Keywords
Cyber bullying; Sexual orientation-based harassment; Race-based harassment; Substance use; Suicide
Funding
- Fitch Nesbitt Endowment, Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, in the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at The University of Arizona
- Ford Foundation
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Purpose: To examine how two forms of interstudent harassment, cyber and bias-based harassment, are associated with academic, substance use, and mental health problems. Methods: We used a population-based survey of 17,366 middle and high school students that assessed harassment due to race/ethnicity or sexual orientation, and harassment through the Internet or text messaging along with other forms of interstudent harassment. Results: Odds ratios indicated that students experiencing both cyber and bias-based harassment were at the greatest risk for adjustment problems across all indicators, with suicidal ideation and attempts having the largest risk differences. Conclusions: Assessments of adolescent health and adjustment should include questions regarding both cyber and bias-based harassment. (C) 2012 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.
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