Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Suicide Attempts Among Urban Teenagers

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dc.contributor.authorOlshen, Elyse ; McVeigh, Katherine H ; Wunsch-Hitzig, Robin A. ; Rickert, V.I.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-01T17:40:56Z
dc.date.available2021-02-01T17:40:56Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the relationship between dating violence, sexual assault, and suicide attempts among urban adolescents. Design: Secondary analysis of the 2005 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Setting: Eighty-seven New York City public high schools. Participants: Representative population-based sample of 8080 students, 14 years and older. Main Exposures: Dating violence in the past year and lifetime history of sexual assault. Outcome Measure: One or more suicide attempts in the past year. Results: Respondents were 50.0% female and primarily black (36.0%) or Hispanic (40.1%). In the past year, 11.7% of females and 7.2% of males reported 1 or more suicide attempts. Lifetime history of sexual assault was reported by 9.6% of females and 5.4% of males. Dating violence in the past year was reported by 10.6% of females and 9.5% of males. In multivariate models, controlling for persistent sadness, sexual orientation, and significant risk behaviors, recent dating violence (odds ratio, 1.61; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-2.47) was associated with suicide attempts in adolescent girls, while lifetime history of sexual assault (odds ratio, 3.86; 95% confidence interval, 2.11-7.06) was associated with suicide attempts in adolescent boys. Conclusions: In this population of urban youth, recent dating violence among females and lifetime history of sexual assault among males were significantly associated with suicide attempts. Clinicians and educators should be trained to routinely screen adolescents for violence victimization and should have a low threshold for referring these at-risk teenagers for mental health services. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlshen, Elyse ; McVeigh, Katherine H ; Wunsch-Hitzig, Robin A. ; Rickert, V.I. (2007). Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Suicide Attempts Among Urban Teenagers. Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, 161(6), 539–545.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/articlepdf/570505/poa60103_539_545.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4978
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherArchives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicineen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectteensen_US
dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectdating violenceen_US
dc.subjectdate rapeen_US
dc.subjectself-harmen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleDating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Suicide Attempts Among Urban Teenagersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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