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Direct linkJoseph 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
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
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
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
Sarmiento, Kelly; Miller, Gabrielle F.; Jones, Sherry Everett – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
For this study, we explored the association between high school students' reported history of sport- or physical activity-related concussions and persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Data from the 2017 national "Youth Risk Behavior Survey" (YRBS; N = 14,765) was used for this analysis. YRBS is administered to high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Psychological Patterns, Physical Activities, Head Injuries
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
Dalve, Kimberly; Moe, Caitlin A.; Kovski, Nicole; Rivara, Frederick P.; Mooney, Stephen J.; Hill, Heather D.; Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali – Prevention Science, 2022
Family- and neighborhood-level poverty are associated with youth violence. Economic policies may address this risk factor by reducing parental stress and increasing opportunities. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the largest cash transfer program in the US providing support to low-income working families. Many states have additional…
Descriptors: Tax Credits, Youth, Violence, High School Students
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
Azagba, Sunday; Shan, Lingpeng; Latham, Keely – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Background: Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. There has been a rapidly changing marijuana policy environment and increased acceptability related to marijuana in the United States. How the changing environment will potentially influence adolescents age of initiation remains unknown. While much of extant…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Drug Abuse, High School Students, Adolescents
Rajan, Sonali; Arora, Prerna; Cheng, Bryan; Khoo,, Olivia; Verdeli, Helen – School Psychology Review, 2022
This study sought to contribute to the limited research on the prevalence of suicidal behaviors and exposure to school-based violence among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adolescents. It also examined the relationship between engagement in suicidal behaviors and exposure to school-based violence among AAPI adolescents. Results from a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Educational Environment
Barbero, 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
McCabe, Ellen M.; Strauss, Shiela M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
Although adolescent females with asthma are at increased risk for bullying, relationships between bullying at school and electronic bullying and demographics, mental health issues, and substance use have not specifically been studied in these young women. The purpose of this research was to examine such relationships among adolescent females with…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Females, Diseases
DePadilla, Lara; Miller, Gabrielle F.; Jones, Sherry Everett; Breiding, Matthew J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2022
History of concussion is associated with substance use. Data from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 14,765) were used in this study to examine associations between sports- or physical activity-related concussions and current cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use among high school students, and whether other factors moderate those…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Athletics, Physical Activities, Head Injuries
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
