Suicide Ideation and Bullying Among US Adolescents: Examining the Intersections of Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Mueller, Anna S.; James, W. Robert; Abrutyn, Seth; Levin, Martin L.

doi:10.2105/ajph.2014.302391

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“…More than half of youth who qualified as traditional bullies and cyberbullies had clinically significant anxiety scores and clinically significant depression (Price et al, 2013). Youths who are bullied are more likely to report depression, low self-esteem, poor school performance, and suicide attempts; being bullied is also associated with higher odds of suicidal ideation, regardless of an adolescent's gender, race/ethnicity, or sexual orientation (Bhatta, Shakya, & Jefferis, 2014;Mueller, James, Abrutyn, & Levin, 2015;Sampasa-Kayinga et al, 2014).…”

Section: Mental Health Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cyberbullying, Race/Ethnicity and Mental Health Outcomes: A Review of the Literature

Edwards

Kontostathis

Fisher

2016

MaC

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Cyberbullying is a relatively new phenomenon associated with the widespread adoption of various digital communication technologies, including the internet and mobile phones. As of 2013, nearly 20% of youths in grades 9-12 in the US reported being traditionally bullied in face-to-face encounters while almost 15% reported being cyberbullied (Kann et al., 2014). Bullying victimization is associated with a variety of behavioral and psychological effects, from becoming bullies themselves (i.e., bully-victims), to poor academic performance, depression and suicidal ideation (Nansel et al., 2001;Wang, Nansel, & Iannotti, 2011;Willard, 2007). Research on these phenomena has focused primarily on white youth, leaving a void in our understanding of how cyberbullying has affected youth of color. This narrative literature review addresses this oversight by providing an overview of recent cyberbullying research that focuses on Hispanic, Asian and black adolescents (k=15). We found that youth of color appear to be less likely to experience cyberbullying than white youth but they experience suicidal ideation and attempts at about the same rates when they do experience cyberbullying.

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Section: Mental Health Effectsmentioning

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Cyberbullying, Race/Ethnicity and Mental Health Outcomes: A Review of the Literature

Edwards

Kontostathis

Fisher

2016

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“…Furthermore, they found that sexual minority, gender, and ethnic identities interacted with bullying to predict participants who reported a suicide attempt. In a similar study, Mueller et al (2015) examined the intersection of race, gender, sexual orientation and suicidality. They found that White and Hispanic gay and bisexual males, White lesbian and bisexual females, and Hispanic bisexual females were more likely to report being bullied than were White heterosexual adolescents.…”

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confidence: 99%

Bullying and Suicidal Behavior During Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective

Gunn

Goldstein

2016

Adolescent Res Rev

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This review of the literature examines the problem of suicide and bullying from a developmental perspective with a focus on the unique characteristics of adolescence that may contribute to the bullying-suicide link. Adolescence is a time of peak physical health, yet can be a period of risky behavior and heightened emotionality. In this literature review, it is argued that a number of developmental factors leave adolescents especially vulnerable to suicidal behavior following exposure to bullying. This review highlights the importance of developmental factors in understanding the bullying-suicide link during adolescence. Adolescence, with an increase in emotionality, risk-taking, and an increased focus on peer relationships, is an at-risk period for the development of suicidality following exposure to bullying. Also highlighted are gender differences, special challenges facing LGBTQ adolescents, and recommendations for intervention and prevention.

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“…Bullying victimization is a common social determinant of health among adolescents, with 8% of 15 year olds surveyed in 37 countries reporting at least two episodes of bullying victimization in the previous “few” months (WHO, ). Research has shown that bullying victims have a significantly greater risk of depression (Bowes, Joinson, Wolke, & Lewis, ), suicide (Bauman et al, ; Messias et al, ; Mueller et al, ; Sibold et al, ; Van Geel et al, ), substance use (Valdebenito, Ttofi, & Eisner, ), sexual risk‐taking (Hertz, Everett, Barrios, David‐Ferdon, & Holt, ), school avoidance (Hutzell & Payne, ) and other psychological and behavioral problems (Litwiller & Brausch, ; Olweus, ). Because of the numerous associated negative health outcomes, including suicidality (Bauman et al, ; Messias et al, ; Mueller et al, ; Sibold et al, ; Van Geel et al, ), greater attention has been given to address this form of victimization, especially now that new forms of bullying victimization are possible through social media.…”

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Trends in bullying victimization by gender among U.S. high school students

Pontes

Ayres

Lewandowski

et al. 2018

Research in Nursing & Health

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This research used four consecutive waves of data from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) conducted by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to estimate linear time trends by gender in the prevalence of school and electronic bullying victimization among U.S. high school students (N = 61,042). Dependent variables were student self-reported school bullying victimization and electronic bullying victimization during the previous 12 months. Independent variables used to estimate multiple logistic regression models by gender were survey year, race/ethnicity, and grade level. Results showed the prevalence of school bullying increased significantly among females from 2009 (21.2%) to 2015 (24.8%), linear trend OR = 1.08 [1.04, 1.12]; and decreased significantly among males from 2009 (18.7%) to 2015 (15.8%), linear trend OR = 0.93 [0.89, 0.98]. Prevalence of electronic bullying was unchanged between 2011 to 2015 among both male and female students. Asian race, relative to White race, was associated with significantly lower rates of both school and electronic bullying victimization among females, but not males. The incidence of school and electronic bullying victimization was significantly lower among Black and Hispanic students, but not among multiple-race students, regardless of student gender. Healthy People 2020 set a goal to reduce school bullying victimization 10% by 2019. As of 2015, school bullying victimization decreased significantly among males (16% decrease); it significantly increased among females (17% increase). Future research should explore underlying factors related to these divergent trends, and develop effective strategies to reverse the alarming rise in female school bullying victimization.

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Suicide Ideation and Bullying Among US Adolescents: Examining the Intersections of Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity

Cited by 160 publications

References 34 publications

Cyberbullying, Race/Ethnicity and Mental Health Outcomes: A Review of the Literature

Cyberbullying, Race/Ethnicity and Mental Health Outcomes: A Review of the Literature

Bullying and Suicidal Behavior During Adolescence: A Developmental Perspective

Trends in bullying victimization by gender among U.S. high school students

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