Trends in Adolescent Online and Offline Victimization and Suicide Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Suicidal ideation and plans are increasing among US adolescents. Changing prevalence of online victimization is frequently hypothesized as an explanation for this increase. We tested trends in online and offline victimization and whether they contribute to recent trends in adolescent suicidal outcomes.

Methods

Youth Risk Behavior Survey data (2011-2019, N = 73 074) were collected biennially through national cross-sectional surveys of US school-attending adolescents. We examined trends in past-year victimization. We also examined whether the relationship between victimization and past-year suicidal ideation, plans, attempts, and injury changed over time using survey-weighted logistic regressions that adjusted for sex and race and ethnicity. We also sex-strati

SUBMITTER: Kreski NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8811796 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature