Physical Dating Violence Victimization Among Sexual Minority Youth

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Luo, Feijun ; Stone, Deborah M. ; Tharp, Andra T.
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  We examined (1) whether sexual minority youths (SMYs) are at increased risk for physical dating violence victimization (PDVV) compared with non-SMYs, (2) whether bisexual youths have greater risk of PDVV than lesbian or gay youths, (3) whether youths who have had sexual contact with both sexes are more susceptible to PDVV than youths with same sex–only sexual contact, and (4) patterns of PDVV among SMYs across demographic groups.
  
  Methods
  
  Using 2 measures of sexual orientation, sexual identity and sexual behavior, and compiling data from 9 urban areas that administered the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys from 2001 to 2011, we conducted logistic regression analyses to calculate odds of PDVV among SMYs across demographic sub-samples.
  
  Results
  
  SMYs have significantly increased odds of PDVV compared with non-SMYs. Bisexual youths do not have significantly higher odds of PDVV than gay or lesbian youths, but youths who had sexual contact with both-sexes possess significantly higher odds of PDVV than youths with same sex–only sexual contact. These patterns hold for most gender, grade, and racial/ethnic subgroups.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Overall, SMYs have greater odds of PDVV versus non-SMYs. Among SMYs, youths who had sexual contact with both sexes have greater odds of PDVV than youths with same sex–only sexual contact. Prevention programs that consider sexual orientation, support tolerance, and teach coping and conflict resolution skills could reduce PDVV among SMYs.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Crime Victims Female Humans Male Minority Groups Racial Groups Sexual Behavior Sexuality Spouse Abuse
• Source:
  Am J Public Health. 104(10):e66-e73.
• Pubmed ID:
  25121813
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4167121
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  104
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6729dfcc65de02c5ff2b20907de1644836084437e90116617ae645694c6f12d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38913/cdc_38913_DS1.pdf
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