Anti-Bullying Laws and Suicidal Behaviors among Teenagers

Autor/inn/en	Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J.; Kumpas, Gokhan
Titel	Anti-Bullying Laws and Suicidal Behaviors among Teenagers
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 41 (2022) 3, S.787-823 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-8739
DOI	10.1002/pam.22405
Schlagwörter	Bullying; Suicide; Laws; State Legislation; Prevention; Victims of Crime; Depression (Psychology); Gender Differences; Sexual Orientation; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobbing; Selbstmord; Law; Recht; Landesrecht; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sexuelle Orientierung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	The CDC reports that the association between bullying and suicides among teenagers has generated "concern, even panic," but policies aimed at combatting bullying have received little attention from researchers. Using a difference-in-differences estimation strategy, we find that state-level anti-bullying laws (ABLs) reduce bullying victimization, depression, and suicidal ideation, with the largest estimated effects for female teenagers and teenagers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or questioning. In addition, ABLs are associated with a 13 to 16 percent reduction in the suicide rate of female 14- through 18-year-olds. Event-study analyses and falsification tests provide evidence that these estimates can be interpreted causally. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01