Racial, Ethnic, and Sex Differences in the Associations between Violence and Self-Reported Health among US High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Bossarte, Robert M.; Swahn, Monica H.; Breiding, Matt
Titel	Racial, Ethnic, and Sex Differences in the Associations between Violence and Self-Reported Health among US High School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 79 (2009) 2, S.74-81 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2008.00379.x
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Economically Disadvantaged; Health Conditions; Physical Health; At Risk Students; Suicide; Adolescents; Organizations (Groups); Violence; Interpersonal Relationship; High School Students; Psychological Patterns; School Safety; Whites; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Health Behavior; Smoking; Drinking; Eating Habits; Gender Differences; Incidence; Victims of Crime; Injuries; Fear; Dating (Social); Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Rassenunterschied; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Gesundheitszustand; Selbstmord; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Gewalt; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Rauchen; Trinken; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Vorkommen; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Furcht
Abstract	Background: Involvement in interpersonal violence or suicidal behaviors can have a significant impact on an adolescent's physical health. Similarly, previous research has suggested that lived experiences, more than the presence or absence of physical ailments, can significantly influence self-assessed health status among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-sectional associations between involvement in violence and poor or fair self-reported health among US high school students. Methods: Data were obtained from the 2005 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 13,953). Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the associations between violence-related measures and self-reported health while controlling for demographic characteristics and potential confounders. Analyses are presented for students overall and stratified by sex and race/ethnicity. Results: Overall, 7.2% of students reported fair or poor self-rated health. Having been in a physical fight, having been injured in a physical fight, having attempted suicide, and having not gone to school because of safety concerns were significantly associated with fair or poor self-rated health after controlling for demographic characteristics and other potential confounders. Differences associated with race/ethnicity and sex are identified. Conclusions: Four of the 5 violence-related measures included in these analyses were significantly associated with fair or poor self-rated health. Future studies should consider the impact of involvement in violent behaviors and perceptions of both physical and mental well-being. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10