Noah T Kreski1, Qixuan Chen2, Mark Olfson3, Magdalena Cerdá4, Silvia S Martins5, Pia M Mauro6, Charles C Branas7, Sonali Rajan8, Katherine M Keyes9. 1. Data Analyst, (ntk2109@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 733, New York, NY 10032. 2. Associate Professor, (qc2138@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 644, New York, NY 10032. 3. Professor, (mark.olfson@nyspi.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 644, New York, NY 10032; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 24, New York, NY 10032. 4. Professor, (magdalena.cerda@nyulangone.org), Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 180 Madison Avenue 4-16, New York, NY 10016. 5. Professor, (ssm2183@columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, 5th Floor, Room 509, New York, NY 10032. 6. Assistant Professor, (pm2838@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 507, New York, NY 10032. 7. Professor, (ccb2166@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 1508, New York, NY 10032. 8. Associate Professor, (sr2345@tc.columbia.edu), Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teacher's College; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, #724, New York, NY, 10032. 9. Professor, (kmk2104@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, #724, New York, NY 10032.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Being bullied online is associated with being bullied in school. However, links between online bullying and violence-related experiences are minimally understood. We evaluated potential disparities in these associations to illuminate opportunities to reduce school-based violence. METHODS: We used five cohorts of Youth Risk Behavior Survey national cross-sectional data (2011-2019, Ntotal = 73 074). We used survey-weighted logistic and multinomial models to examine links between online bullying and five school-based violence-related experiences: offline bullying, weapon carrying, avoiding school due to feeling unsafe, being threatened/injured with a weapon, and physical fighting. We examined interactions by sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual identity. RESULTS: Being bullied online was positively associated with all offline violence-related behaviors. Groups with stronger associations between online bullying and physical fighting, including boys, adolescents whose sexual identity was gay/lesbian or unsure, and many adolescents of color (Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander adolescents), had stronger associations between online bullying and either weapon carrying or avoiding school. CONCLUSIONS: Online bullying is not an isolated harmful experience; many marginalized adolescents who experience online bullying are more likely to be targeted in school, feel unsafe, get in fights, and carry weapons. Reduction of online bullying should be prioritized as part of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention strategy.
BACKGROUND: Being bullied online is associated with being bullied in school. However, links between online bullying and violence-related experiences are minimally understood. We evaluated potential disparities in these associations to illuminate opportunities to reduce school-based violence. METHODS: We used five cohorts of Youth Risk Behavior Survey national cross-sectional data (2011-2019, Ntotal = 73 074). We used survey-weighted logistic and multinomial models to examine links between online bullying and five school-based violence-related experiences: offline bullying, weapon carrying, avoiding school due to feeling unsafe, being threatened/injured with a weapon, and physical fighting. We examined interactions by sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual identity. RESULTS: Being bullied online was positively associated with all offline violence-related behaviors. Groups with stronger associations between online bullying and physical fighting, including boys, adolescents whose sexual identity was gay/lesbian or unsure, and many adolescents of color (Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander adolescents), had stronger associations between online bullying and either weapon carrying or avoiding school. CONCLUSIONS: Online bullying is not an isolated harmful experience; many marginalized adolescents who experience online bullying are more likely to be targeted in school, feel unsafe, get in fights, and carry weapons. Reduction of online bullying should be prioritized as part of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention strategy.
Authors: Ann John; Alexander Charles Glendenning; Amanda Marchant; Paul Montgomery; Anne Stewart; Sophie Wood; Keith Lloyd; Keith Hawton Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2018-04-19 Impact factor: 7.076
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