An examination of the association between risky sexual behaviors and suicidal behaviors among adolescents: Findings from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Baiden ◽  
Nusrat Jahan ◽  
Vera Etornam Mets ◽  
Yvonne Adeku
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Risky Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

scholarly journals History of Concussion and Nonfatal Suicidal Behaviors in U.S. High School Students: Findings from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 93 (14 Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. S14.2-S14
Author(s):  
Jacob Kay ◽  
Colt Coffman ◽  
R. Davis Moore
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Suicidal Attempts ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
History Of

ObjectiveTo examine the association between concussion history and suicidal behaviors in adolescents from the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).BackgroundResearch indicates that behavioral changes such as impulsivity and lack of emotional control are common following youth concussion. Additional evidence suggests that poor behavioral regulation may contribute to altered mood states that precede possible self-injury or fatality. To date, the relation between adolescent concussion and suicidal behaviors has not been explored on a national scale.Design/MethodsData from 14,765 high school students were cross-sectionally analyzed. Weighted multivariate logistic regressions were conducted to estimate adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of suicidal behaviors in students with and without a history of concussion. Age, sex, and alcohol use were controlled for in the regression model.ResultsAdolscents with history of concussion were at greater odds of reporting suicidal ideation (AOR = 1.39, CI 1.16, 1.65), suicide planning (AOR = 1.34, CI 1.14, 1.57), suicidal attempts (AOR = 1.68, CI 1.36, 2.09), and injurious suicidal attempts (AOR = 2.42, CI 1.82, 3.22). In addition, females with a history of concussion demonstrated greater odds of reporting poor mental health than males with history of concussion (p’s < 0.05). Further, history of concussion among individuals aged 16 years or older was significantly associated with increased suicidal behaviors, whereas this association was not observed in younger adolescents (p’s < 0.05).ConclusionsOur findings indicate that adolescents who sustain a concussion have greater odds of suicidality than their uninjured counterparts. Further, suicidality was better predicted by concussion exposure in females than males, and in older students. Consequently, these results indicate the importance of examining mental health following youth concussion, and highlight the need for further longitudinal research.

Sex Differences in Adolescent High-Risk Sexual and Drug Behaviors

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1312-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett Light
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
High Schools ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, administered to 545 girls and 551 boys in 18 high schools in a midwestern state during spring of 1997, indicated few statistically significant differences between boys and girls in high-risk sexual behaviors and drug use; however, significantly more girls reported engaging in several high-risk behaviors.

scholarly journals Gender-specific factors of typical and atypical suicidal behaviors: a secondary data analysis of the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 1
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Secondary Data Analysis ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
Gender Groups

Background and objective: There are limited information about factor associated with linear sequences of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among adolescents by gender groups, and those of out-of-linear sequences. The aims of this study was to identify factors associated with typical and atypical patterns of suicidal behaviors by comparing two gender groups of adolescents. Material and methods: This secondary data analysis was conducted based on the 2018 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (N = 65528) by using descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression analyses with this complex sample. Results: A total of 12.4% of adolescents were in typical groups, and 1.6% were in atypical groups. Excessive stress and a depressed state were related to typical suicidal behaviors, while violent victimization accounted for atypical suicidal behaviors (all P values < 0.001). In spite of similar degrees and directions in both gender groups, there were some different findings between the gender groups, such as a poor level of academic achievement and stress, as well as living arrangements. Conclusion: Our study findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the risks of typical and atypical suicidal behaviors in adolescents by considering gender differences. Psychological interventions including school violence prevention should be provided to vulnerable adolescents at risk of suicide, specifically tailored to their gender differences.

scholarly journals Associations Between Sad Feelings and Suicide Behaviors in the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey: A Call for Action

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deana G. Trimble ◽  
Aruna Chandran
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Suicidal Behaviors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

Purpose: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among high school aged students in the United States. Significant risk factors for suicidal behaviors among youth include diagnoses of depression or other mental illnesses. The association between self-reported sad feelings and suicidal behaviors has been understudied in the literature among United States high school students.Methods: The 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) school-based questionnaire, coordinated by the CDC, captured a nationally-representative sample (N = 13,677) of students' responses to health-related behaviors. National sex-stratified prevalences of sad feelings and suicidal behaviors were calculated. Adjusted weighted logistic regression was used to examine the association between self-reported sad feelings and suicidal behaviors.Results: Out of 13,677 high-school students, 35.8% of students self-reported sad feelings. Suicidal behaviors in the overall sample included 18.2% had seriously considered suicide, 15.2% made a plan on how they would attempt suicide, and 7.3% attempted suicide within the past 12 months. There was an 8–11-fold increased odds of all suicidal behaviors among those who reported sad feelings among both females and males.Conclusions: This study reveals a remarkably high prevalence of sad feelings among US youth, and underscores a significant association between self-reported sad feelings and suicidal behaviors among this population. The YRBS survey, routinely administered across US high school students, should be better leveraged to target interventions toward these high-risk youth in order to decrease the significant burden of suicidal behaviors among adolescents.

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