Externalizing Behaviors/Violence Exposure and Suicide Among U.S. Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study examines associations between externalizing behaviors/violence exposure and suicidal behavior among U.S. high school students from 1991 to 2021.

Methods

Data for this cross-sectional study were drawn from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the total sample contained data on 234,588 adolescents. Logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between externalizing behaviors/violence exposure and suicidal behavior. To assess trends over time, models were then assessed for multiplicative interactions between externalizing behaviors/violence exposure and time by sex. State-level trends were also assessed. All analyses were conducted in 2024.

Results

The prevalence of externalizing behaviors/violence exposure increased among youth wi

SUBMITTER: Joseph VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11663116 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature