title: Sadness, suicide, and bullying in Arkansas: results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey -- 2011.
abstract: Bullying is a common exposure in high school and more recently cyberbullying has become prevalent among teens. We used the 2011 Arkansas Youth Risk Behavior Survey to estimate the prevalence of school bullying and cyberbullying and to measure its association with teen suicidality. In Arkansas, 11.6% of students reported only school bullying, 6.2% only cyberbullying, and 10.2% both forms of bullying. We determined "feeling unsafe at school" was a significant risk factor for depression and all suicide questions. We also found that being a victim of school bullying, cyberbullying, or both, increased the risk for depression, suicidal ideation, and plan.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Research Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.
authors.forename: Kristi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kindrick
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Erick
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Messias
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001131:Arkansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*