Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

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 Survey national cross-sectional data (2011-2019, N_total  = 73 074). We used survey-weighted logistic and multinomial models to examine links between online bullying and five school-based violence-related experiences: offline bullying, weapon carrying, avoiding school due to feeling unsafe, being threatened/injured with a weapon, and physical fighting. We examined interactions by sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual identity.

Res

SUBMITTER: Kreski NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014809 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature