title: Suicide risk factors among victims of bullying and other forms of violence: data from the 2009 and 2011 Oklahma Youth Risk Behavior Surveys.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the association between exposure to bullying and other forms of violence and suicide risk among public high school students in Oklahoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the 2009 and 2011 Oklahoma Youth Risk Behavior Surveys were used for this analysis and were representative of public school students in grades 9-12 in Oklahoma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students who were bullied, threatened or injured by someone with a weapon, physically hurt by their partner, or had ever been forced to have sex, were twice as likely as students who had not experienced victimization to have experienced persistent sadness, considered attempting suicide, made a plan to attempt suicide, and attempted suicide.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study indicate that being a victim of bullying or other forms of violence significantly increases the likelihood for experiencing signs and symptoms of depression, suicidal thoughts, suicidal plans, or suicidal attempts.
authors.forename: Thad
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burk
authors.forename: Andrea Hamor
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Edmondson
authors.forename: Tyler
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Whitehead
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*