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Barbero C, Vagi KJ, Clayton H, Holland K, Hertz M, Krause KH, Brittingham R, Bunge S, Saka SM, Marchessault N, Hynes N, Green D, Spell L, Monteiro K, Murray K, Reilly-Chammat R, Tignor L, Mercado MC. Bullying Victimization and Associations With Substance Use Among US Middle School Students: 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2023; 93:1111-1118. [PMID: 37311692 PMCID: PMC11167627 DOI: 10.1111/josh.13354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Research shows associations between bullying victimization and substance use for teens. However, more research about this relationship for younger adolescents and across race/ethnicity is needed. METHODS Prevalence and pooled logistic regression analyses of 2019 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 13 states (N = 74,059 students) examined associations between self-reported bulling victimization (at school, electronically, and both) and having ever tried cigarette smoking, alcohol, or marijuana; used an electronic vapor product; or misused prescription pain medicine. Regression analyses were adjusted by age and sex/race/ethnicity. RESULTS All 3 measures of bullying victimization were significantly associated (p < .05) with the 5 substance use behaviors examined (adjusted prevalence ratios ranged from 1.29 to 2.32). These associations held across sexes. Significant associations were found within all 7 race/ethnicity categories, with the most associations reported for the non-Hispanic (NH) white, NH black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, and NH Asian groups. CONCLUSION The association between bullying and substance use by middle school is a highly relevant issue to consider as students return to classrooms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Colleen Barbero
- Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
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- Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
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- Senior Advisor for Health Equity, Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
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- Surveillance Branch Chief, Division of Overdose Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
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- Associate Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
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- Epidemiologist, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
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- Associate Scientist, Center for Drug and Health Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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- School Health Consultant, Kentucky Department of Education, Frankfort, KY
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- Principal Investigator, University of Hawai’i, College of Education, Honolulu, HI
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- Health Education Specialist and CDCSchool-Based Surveillance ProgramManager, Hawai’i State Department of Education, Honolulu, HI
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- Epidemiologist, Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD
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- Survey Epidemiologist, NewMexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, NM
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- Data and Policy Consultant, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC
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- Health Surveys Unit Manager, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI
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- Public Health Analyst and YRBS and School Health Profiles Coordinator, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, VT
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- Associate Director, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Providence, RI
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- Coordinator of School Psychology, West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston, WV
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- Lead Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
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Bartnikas LM, Phipatanakul W. Creating a kinder world for children with food allergies: Lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022; 129:397-398. [PMID: 36155695 PMCID: PMC9492787 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.03.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lisa M Bartnikas
- Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, Boston, Massachusetts; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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