Nancy D Brener1, Thomas R Simon, Mark Anderson, Lisa C Barrios, Meg L Small. 1. Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. nad1@cdc.gov
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study examined the impact that the violent incident at Columbine High School may have had on reports of behaviors related to violence and suicide among U.S. high school students. METHODS: Nationally representative data from the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: Students who completed the 1999 YRBS after the Columbine incident were more likely to report feeling too unsafe to go to school and less likely to report considering or planning suicide than were students who completed the 1999 YRBS before the incident. CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight how an extreme incident of school violence can affect students nationwide.
BACKGROUND: This study examined the impact that the violent incident at Columbine High School may have had on reports of behaviors related to violence and suicide among U.S. high school students. METHODS: Nationally representative data from the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) were analyzed using logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: Students who completed the 1999 YRBS after the Columbine incident were more likely to report feeling too unsafe to go to school and less likely to report considering or planning suicide than were students who completed the 1999 YRBS before the incident. CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight how an extreme incident of school violence can affect students nationwide.
Authors: Trevor A Pickering; Peter A Wyman; Karen Schmeelk-Cone; Chelsey Hartley; Thomas W Valente; Anthony R Pisani; Kelly L Rulison; Charles Hendricks Brown; Mark LoMurray Journal: Front Psychiatry Date: 2018-11-15 Impact factor: 4.157