title: Intersecting identities and the association between bullying and suicide attempt among New York city youths: results from the 2009 New York city youth risk behavior survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the intersections of sexual minority, gender, and Hispanic ethnic identities and their interaction with experiences of bullying in predicting suicide attempt among New York City youths.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed secondary data analysis of the 2009 New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey, using logistic regression to examine the association of sexual identity, gender, ethnicity, and bullying with suicide attempt. We stratified results on these measures and reported adjusted odds ratios.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with non-sexual minority youths, sexual minority youths had 4.39 and 1.96 times higher odds, respectively, of attempting suicide and reporting bullying. Identity variables did not interact with bullying in predicting suicide attempt individually; however, a four-way interaction term was significant. The effect of bullying on suicide attempt was strongest among non-Hispanic sexual minority male youths (odds ratio = 21.39 vs 1.65-3.38 for other groups).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sexual minority, gender, and ethnic identities interact with bullying in predicting suicide attempt among New York City youths. Interventions to limit both the prevalence and the effect of bullying among minority youths should consider an intersectional approach that considers ethnic, gender, and sexual identities.
authors.affiliation: The City University of New York School of Public Health at Hunter College, New York, NY 10035, USA.
authors.forename: Michael T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: LeVasseur
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kelvin
authors.forename: Nicholas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Grosskopf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058445:Bullying; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D012309:Risk-Taking; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*