Sex Differences in Indicators of Well-Being in Adolescents

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriett Light
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
The Past ◽  
Survey Finding

The 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, administered to 964 females and 852 males in randomly selected high schools in a midwestern state, indicated significantly greater negative indicators of mental and physical well-being for adolescent girls than adolescent boys. Results of the 1997 survey finding that significantly more adolescent girls reported engaging in several high risk sexual and drug behaviors such as having their first drink of alcohol at an earlier age, driving a vehicle in the past 30 days when they had been drinking, smoking at an earlier age, smoking more cigarettes per day, and using over-the-counter drugs to get high more often, were supported and enlarged.

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.

Impact of Engaging Students in Health Survey Data Analysis and as Full Partners in School Change: Results From a Mixed Methods Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 152483992110484
Author(s):  
Helen M. Beattie ◽  
Courtney A. FitzGerald ◽  
Sharon N. Koller ◽  
Karen S. Scott ◽  
Bernice Raveche Garnett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
School Change ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior ◽  
Health And Well Being

Young people demand and deserve participation in shaping the health and well-being of their community. Getting to Y: Youth Bring Meaning to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (GTY) is a positive youth development initiative, whereby students analyze local youth health data and create change. This article adds definitive evidence to support the theoretical foundations of GTY expounded by Garnett et al. (2019). A mixed methods convergent study design, collecting quantitative data from pre- and postintervention surveys and qualitative data from focus groups, was enacted during the 2018–2019 school year. Survey participants were 256 students attending 20 Vermont middle/high schools. Surveys measured self-efficacy, health literacy, civic engagement, resiliency, and knowledge. Focus groups with 50 students solicited open-ended feedback. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests determined student-level change over time. Focus group transcripts were coded using grounded theory and a priori codes from the survey. Statistically significant improvements were seen in average scores from pre- to postintervention surveys in all five domains and differences in effect by gender. Results from the focus group complement the quantitative findings. Participation in GTY positively affected youth participant’s understanding of their own health and well-being and increased agency to take action on behalf of themselves and their community. As the Youth Risk Behavior Survey is available nationwide, GTY is poised for replication to critically engage youth with relevant data to inform social change.

Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-324
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Adolescent Boys ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past

Suicide is the third leading cause of death during adolescence and the second leading cause in young adults. It is preceded in frequency only by accidental deaths and homicide. Recent statistics indicate that the number of adolescent suicides has increased dramatically in the past decade, resulting in more than 5,000 deaths annually for youths between 15 and 24 years of age. For adolescents 15 to 19 years of age, suicide rates have actually tripled in the years between 1960 to 1980.1 Among children and younger teenagers between ages 5 and 14 years, suicides increased from 205 deaths in 1983 to 232 in 1984.2 As distressing as these data are, they may represent underreporting. Furthermore, many experts believe that numerous "accidental" deaths are actually suicides.3 Suicide affects young people from all races and socioeconomic groups. For every suicide completed, between 50 and 200 are attempted. Adolescent boys succeed in killing themselves more often than girls, although adolescent girls make more nonfatal attempts. This difference appears to be related, in part, to the methods favored by each sex. Boys are more likely to complete suicide because they use more lethal methods, such as firearms or hanging. These methods leave little chance for rescue. In contrast, adolescent girls more commonly attempt suicide by ingesting pills. Recently, however, there has been a trend toward the use of more lethal methods among girls. "Cluster suicide" has also emerged in recent years. This phenomenon refers to the occurrence of multiple suicides during a short perioed of time in the same geographic location.4

Safety and Predictors of Sexual Minority Youth Carrying Weapons

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052097818
Author(s):  
Carl G. Streed ◽  
Blair Turner ◽  
Lauren B. Beach ◽  
Rachel Marro ◽  
Dylan Felt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Sexual Minority Youth ◽  
Youth Risk Behavior Survey ◽  
Weapon Carrying ◽  
The Past ◽  
Adverse Experiences

Prior research has revealed sexual minority youth are more likely to carry weapons both outside of and within school. However, to date, no study has examined the degree to which bullying and harassment is associated with weapon carrying among sexual minority youth. We utilized the Youth Risk Behavior Survey to examine the prevalence and likelihood of carrying weapons by sexual identity, adjusting for adverse experiences. From the Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2009-2015, we examined self-report of adverse experiences (e.g., being bullied, skipping school due to fear for personal safety) and performed Logistic regressions to estimate the odds of carrying a weapon and were adjusted to include demographics and adverse experiences. When surveyed by sexual identity, 14.0% of heterosexual, 21.8% of gay/lesbian, 18.5% of bisexual, and 17.4% of “not sure” students reported carrying a weapon in the past 30 days. Odds of carrying a weapon were significantly increased for youth who skipped school due to feeling unsafe at school, had ever been threatened with a weapon in the past year, and had ever been in a physical fight. Compared to heterosexual female peers, sexual minority women had increased odds of carrying a weapon. Pediatricians should recognize that experiencing bullying and feeling unsafe are associated with weapon carrying, particularly among sexual minorities. Pediatricians and professionals who work with youth should recognize that reported experiences of bullying may not be the most salient indicator of risk for weapon carrying among all youth, and that other fears of or experiences with bullying are crucial to screen for among sexual minorities in particular.

Association of Teen Dating Aggression With Risk Behavior and Academic Adjustment

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052095130
Author(s):  
Pooja Datta ◽  
Dewey Cornell ◽  
Tim Konold
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Academic Adjustment ◽  
School Level ◽  
Dating Aggression ◽  
High Risk Behaviors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Teen Dating

This study constructed a six-item Teen Dating Aggression (TDA) scale, investigated the prevalence of TDA in a statewide sample, and identified associations between TDA and high-risk behaviors and academic adjustment. Based on a review of literature, TDA included physical harm, threats to harm, verbal aggression, forced sexual contact, coercion to use alcohol or drugs, and harassment after the relationship ended. The sample consisted of 32,428 students (Grades 9–12) in 320 Virginia high schools who completed a statewide school climate survey. Participation rates were 99% for schools and 80.5% for students. Confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analyses investigated the associations between TDA and high-risk behaviors and poor academic adjustment. School fixed-effects analyses accounted for school-level influences in student responses. Nearly four in 10 students (39%) reported experiencing at least one form of dating aggression in the past year. The 12,596 students who experienced TDA (40%) in the past year reported more marijuana use (26% vs. 13%), alcohol use (40% vs. 22%), fighting (13% vs. 5%), suicidal ideation (31% vs. 13%), and suicide attempts (17% vs. 5%), as well as lower school engagement, educational aspirations, and grades than 19,832 students who dated without TDA. The current study emphasized the need for dating aggression to be a focus of secondary school prevention programs due its associations with poorer academic performance, high-risk behavior with potentially serious mental health consequences. Accurate assessment of TDA can also guide the evaluation of intervention programs that target TDA.

scholarly journals Developmental Pathways to Sexual Risk Behavior in High-Risk Adolescent Boys

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 1038-1045 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Sitnick ◽  
L. M. Brennan ◽  
E. Forbes ◽  
D. S. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Risk Behavior ◽  
Developmental Pathways ◽  
Adolescent Boys

scholarly journals HIV testing and risks of sexual behavior among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Ningbo, China

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
haibo jiang ◽  
Hang Hong ◽  
Hongjun Dong ◽  
Jun Jiang ◽  
Lin He
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Hiv Interventions ◽  
High Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Risk Sexual Behavior ◽  
Hiv Negative

Abstract Background: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing had been confirmed as a preventive strategy for HIV control. The testing rate and risk behavior of HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) are still unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the factors associated with HIV testing, and high-risk behavior among HIV-negative MSM in Ningbo, China. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between July 2016 and June 2017. Using snowball sampling to recruit MSM. Participants were recruited from Blued (an app for the gay community), QQ/Wechat groups, voluntary counseling and testing clinics, baths, bars, and other types of venues. Before the interview, all participants had HIV testing. MSM were included if their result of HIV screening test were negative. Face-to-face questionnaires were conducted mainly focused on HIV testing in the past year and high-risk behavior in the past 3 months. Results: In total, 988 MSM were included, 57.1% (564/988) of participants had HIV testing in the past year. The proportion of high-risk sexual behavior was 49.9%. Factors associated with HIV testing were bisexual orientation (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.57, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.42–0.78), drug use to adjust psychological abnormalities (AOR 1.39, 95 CI 1.04–1.85), and receiving HIV interventions (AOR 4.03, 95 CI 3.00–5.42). Being married (AOR 1.72, 95% CI 1.15–2.58), bisexual orientation (AOR 2.13, 95% CI 1.54–2.95), and receiving HIV interventions (AOR 1.65, 95% CI 1.25–2.20) were risk factors for high-risk sexual behavior, while college degree or above (AOR 0.52, 95% CI 0.35–0.77) were the protective factor. Conclusion: We revealed low rate of HIV testing and high rate of risk sexual behavior among HIV-negative MSM in Ningbo. HIV transmission factors are widespread, but the proportion of 90% diagnosed for HIV are still a huge challenge in this population. Attention should be given to married, using substances or bisexual HIV-negative MSM, and HIV intervention should be strengthened to promote HIV testing and reduce risk behavior.

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