Violence Victimization, Substance Use, and Suicide Risk Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015–2017

Johns, Michelle M.; Lowry, Richard; Rasberry, Catherine N.; Dunville, Richard; Robin, Leah; Pampati, Sanjana; Stone, Deborah M.; Mercer Kollar, Laura M.

doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm6743a4

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Violence Victimization, Substance Use, and Suicide Risk Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015–2017

Nov 02 2018
By Johns, Michelle M. ; Lowry, Richard ; Rasberry, Catherine N. ; ...
Source: MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 67(43):1211-1215
Series: Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

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Johns, Michelle M. ; Lowry, Richard ; Rasberry, Catherine N. ; Dunville, Richard ; Robin, Leah ; ... More +

Johns, Michelle M. ; Lowry, Richard ; Rasberry, Catherine N. ; Dunville, Richard ; Robin, Leah ; Pampati, Sanjana ; Stone, Deborah M. ; Mercer Kollar, Laura M. Less -
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Youths identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or another nonheterosexual identity (sexual minority youths) report more violence victimization, substance use, and suicide risk than do heterosexual youths (1). These disparities are generally attributed to minority stress (the process through which stigma directed toward sexual minorities influences health outcomes) (2,3). Sexual minority youths might experience negative outcomes associated with minority stress differently across sexual identities, but to date, no nationally representative study has examined differences in victimization, substance use, and suicide risk within sexual minority youth. Using pooled data from the 2015 and 2017 national Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS), relationships between sexual identity groups and victimization, substance use, and suicide risk were evaluated with sex-stratified logistic regression models. Compared with heterosexual students, bisexual females and all sexual minority males reported more victimization; lesbian and bisexual females reported more use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana; and all sexual minority youths reported elevated high-risk substance use and suicide risk. Programmatic efforts to reduce and prevent victimization, substance use, and suicide risk among sexual minority youths might benefit from consideration of issues within group differences.
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Adolescent Crime Victims Female Full Report Humans Male Risk Sexual And Gender Minorities Students Substance-Related Disorders Suicide Surveys And Questionnaires Violence
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MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 67(43):1211-1215
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6743a4
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0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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30383738
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PMC6319800
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United States
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5 pdf pages
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67
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43
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