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Direct linkBarbero, Colleen; Vagi, Kevin J.; Clayton, Heather; Holland, Kristin; Hertz, Marci; Krause, Kathleen H.; Brittingham, Rochelle; Bunge, Stephanie; Saka, Susan M.; Marchessault, Nadine; Hynes, Nikardi; Green, Dan; Spell, Les; Monteiro, Karine; Murray, Kristen; Reilly-Chammat, Rosemary; Tignor, Lisha; Mercado, Melissa C. – Journal of School Health, 2023
BACKGROUND: Research shows associations between bullying victimization and substance use for teens. However, more research about this relationship for younger adolescents and across race/ethnicity is needed. METHODS: Prevalence and pooled logistic regression analyses of 2019 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 13 states (N = 74,059…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Substance Abuse, National Surveys
Joseph R. Cimpian; Mollie T. McQuillan – Educational Researcher, 2025
Recent data show rising suicidality among high school girls. We posit this increase may be related to an overlooked factor: more girls identifying as LGBQ. Using four cohorts of national Youth Risk Behavior Survey data (N = 22,562 females, N = 22,130 males), we found that LGBQ identification among females rose from 15% in 2015 to 34% in 2021. LGBQ…
Descriptors: High School Students, Gender Differences, LGBTQ People, At Risk Students
Download full textEmma Armstrong-Carter; Connie Siskowski; Julie Belkowitz; Catherine Johnson; Elizabeth Olson – Grantee Submission, 2022
In the United States, it is estimated that more than 5.4 million children and adolescents under age 18 provide care for adult family members who are aging or have a chronic illness, disability, or other health conditions that require assistance. However, little is known about how providing care to the family during childhood and adolescence…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Caregivers, Middle School Students, High School Students
Nadia Al-Dajani; Ewa K. Czyz; Daniel Eisenberg; Kai Zheng; Cheryl A. King – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined whether meaningful subgroups of self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) would emerge within a pool of first-year college students already deemed at elevated risk. Participants: First-year undergraduates (N = 1,068) recruited in 2015-2018 Fall terms. Methods: Past-year nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) frequency, past-year number of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, At Risk Persons, Self Destructive Behavior, Suicide
Kreski, Noah T.; Chen, Qixuan; Olfson, Mark; Cerdá, Magdalena; Martins, Silvia S.; Mauro, Pia M.; Branas, Charles C.; Rajan, Sonali; Keyes, Katherine M. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Being bullied online is associated with being bullied in school. However, links between online bullying and violence-related experiences are minimally understood. We evaluated potential disparities in these associations to illuminate opportunities to reduce school-based violence. Methods: We used five cohorts of Youth Risk Behavior…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Violence, Aggression
Ruvalcaba, Yanet; Mercer Kollar, Laura M.; Everett Jones, Sherry; Mercado, Melissa C.; Leemis, Ruth W.; Ma, Zhen-Qiang – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: Sexting is common among adolescents and is associated with numerous health risk behaviors and negative psychosocial constructs. This study examined the relationships between high school students' experiences with sexual violence victimization, dating violence victimization, and engagement in risky sexual behaviors with experiences of…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Sexuality, Adolescents
Weisz, Sarah, Ed. – Healthy Schools Campaign, 2022
Taking action to address health-related chronic absenteeism can have a powerful impact on students' academic success and build the foundation for healthy, successful lives. This document focuses on providing educators, particularly school district decision-makers, with knowledge and practical guidance for creating meaningful change to address…
Descriptors: Attendance, Diseases, Dental Health, Behavior
Temkin, Deborah; Fulks, Emily – Child Trends, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the ways schools and other youth-serving agencies are operating. To prevent the continued spread of the virus, many schools and agencies have moved to virtual only or hybrid virtual/in-person activities. Along with adapting many other activities, schools and agencies' approaches to bullying…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Legislation, Board of Education Policy
Kwon, Eunji; Kang, Myungsuk; Kim, Heejung – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
The purposes of this study were to compare the use of contraception by monocultural and multicultural adolescents and identify the multidimensional factors in an ecological model. This study was cross-sectional design with a secondary data analysis using national data from the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey, including 3,031 participants (81…
Descriptors: Contraception, Adolescents, Sexuality, Health Behavior
Huang, Francis L. – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Black students are much more likely to be disciplined using out-of-school suspensions (OSS) compared with White students. One often-cited hypothesis, though relatively untested, is the role of misconduct and students attitudes that support deviant behavior. The differential involvement hypothesis suggests that disproportionate sanctioning may…
Descriptors: African American Students, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Suspension
Alexander, Janae; Gilreath, Tamika; Grant, Morgan; Curran, Laurel – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Few studies have attempted to define clusters of chronic disease predictors with additional focus on racial/ethnic differences. The purpose of this study was to highlight differences in predictors of chronic diseases among American high school students by identifying subgroups using latent class analysis (LCA). Methods: The chronic…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Chronic Illness, Predictor Variables, High School Students
Angoff, Harrison D.; Barnhart, Wesley R. – Journal of School Violence, 2021
While LGBTQ youth may be victims of bullying at greater rates than heterosexual youth, research examining in-school bullying and cyberbullying victimization disparities through an intersectional framework is limited. Using the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the present study examined the prevalence of in-school bullying and cyberbullying…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Victims, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
J. J. Cutuli; Mallory L. Garnett; Zumana Noor; Lissette Lopez Lopez; Cristle Ike; Joe Willard; Dan Treglia – Grantee Submission, 2025
This study updates the prevalence of high school student homelessness in the United States and its relation to other problems. In 2023, high school students in the United States reported a student homelessness rate of 3.4%, a 26% increase from 2021. Students who experienced homelessness were 2 to 3 times as likely to experience other problems,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Homeless People, At Risk Persons, Substance Abuse
Brown, Andrea D.; Seligman, Hilary; Sliwa, Sarah; Barnidge, Ellen; Krupsky, Kathryn L.; Demissie, Zewditu; Liese, Angela D. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: Food insecurity (FI) rates in the United States are particularly high among households with children. This research set aims to analyze if high school students experiencing FI had higher risk for mental health and suicidal behaviors. Methods: Using combined data from 11 states that conducted the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a total…
Descriptors: Hunger, High School Students, At Risk Persons, Mental Disorders
Hatchimonji, Danielle R.; Flatley, Claire A.; Treglia, Dan; Cutuli, J. J. – Online Submission, 2021
Homelessness threatens the well-being of over 1.3 million school children in the United States. Many more students are believed to experience homelessness each year, but they go unrecognized. This report provides new estimates of student homelessness in high school, and the experiencing accompanying it, based on data from the 2019 Youth Risk…
Descriptors: High School Students, Homeless People, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
