scholarly journals Adolescent mental health, COVID-19, and the value of school-community partnerships

2020 ◽  
pp. injuryprev-2020-044050
Author(s):  
Marci F Hertz ◽  
Lisa Cohen Barrios
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Community Partnerships ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
The Status ◽  
System Data ◽  
The Impact

Newly released 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)’2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary and Trends Report show that US adolescents continue to suffer from poor mental health and suicidality at alarming rates. These data alone would be cause for concern, but the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to further erode adolescent mental health, particularly for those whose mental health was poor prior to the pandemic. Given the status of adolescent mental health prior to COVID-19 and the impact of COVID-19, health professionals and schools must partner together now to mitigate potentially deleterious health, mental health and education impacts for children and adolescents.

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.

scholarly journals Associations between Problematic Smartphone Use, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Mental Health Status in Korean Adolescents: Based on Data from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017)

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1216-1225
Author(s):  
Hae Ran Kim ◽  
Mi Ah Han
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
Smartphone Use

Objective We aimed to assess the associations between problematic smartphone use, unhealthy behaviors, and mental health status among adolescents.Methods The data for this cross-sectional study were obtained from the 13th Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2017). From among the 62,276 adolescents who participated in this nationwide web-based survey, 54,603 (87.7%) who used smartphones were selected as the study population. Unhealthy behaviors included smoking, drinking, physical inactivity, skipping breakfast, and fast food consumption. For the examination of mental health status, we considered sleep disturbances, stress, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. The associations between problematic smartphone use, unhealthy behaviors, and mental health were analyzed using multiple logistic regression analyses.Results More than four hours of use on weekdays (31.3%) and weekends (61.3%) and the use of smartphones for communication (46.9%) were associated with unhealthy behaviors and mental health problems. Furthermore, adolescents who experienced conflicts with family (22.3%) and friends (25.8%) and academic problems (3.4%) were likely to have health problems.Conclusion The results suggest that problematic smartphone use may disrupt adolescents’ health. Therefore, there is a need for prevention programs for problematic smartphone use at home and at school to improve adolescents’ health.

Sexting, Risk Behavior, and Mental Health in Adolescents: An Examination of 2015 Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne S. Frankel ◽  
Sarah Bauerle Bass ◽  
Freda Patterson ◽  
Ting Dai ◽  
Deanna Brown
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior

scholarly journals Mood and Suicidality among Cyberbullied Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study from Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Adolescents ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-420
Author(s):  
Ya-Ching Hsieh ◽  
Pratik Jain ◽  
Nikhila Veluri ◽  
Jatminderpal Bhela ◽  
Batool Sheikh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Suicide Plan

Background: There is limited literature available showing the mental health burden among adolescents following cyberbullying. Objective: The aim was to evaluate the association between low mood and suicidality among cyberbullied adolescents. Method: A cross-sectional analysis of the data was performed among adolescents from the National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Responses from adolescents related to cyberbullying and suicidality were evaluated. Chi-square and mix-effect multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association of cyberbullying with sadness/hopelessness and suicide consideration, plan, and attempts. Results: Of a total of 8274 adolescents, 14.8% of adolescents faced cyberbullying past year. There was a higher prevalence of cyberbullying in youths aged 15, 16, and 17 years (25%, 26%, 23%, respectively), which included more females than males (68% vs. 32%; p < 0.0001). Caucasians (53%) had the highest number of responses to being cyberbullied compared to Hispanics (24%) or African Americans (11%; p < 0.0001). There was an increased prevalence of cyberbullied youths, feelings of sadness/hopelessness (59.6% vs. 25.8%), higher numbers considering suicide (40.4% vs. 13.2%), suicide plan (33.2% vs. 10.8%), and multiple suicidal attempts in comparison to non-cyberbullied (p < 0.0001). On regression analysis, cyberbullied adolescents had a 155% higher chance of feeling sad and hopeless [aOR = 2.55; 95%CI = 2.39–2.72] and considered suicide [aOR = 1.52 (1.39–1.66)] and suicide plan [aOR = 1.24 (1.13–1.36)]. Conclusion: In our Study, cyberbullying was associated with negative mental health outcomes. Further research is warranted to examine the impact of cyberbullying among adolescents and guiding the policies to mitigate the consequences.

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