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Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011 to 2019.
J Sch Health. 2022 04; 92(4):376-386.JS

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Being bullied online is associated with being bullied in school. However, links between online bullying and violence-related experiences are minimally understood. We evaluated potential disparities in these associations to illuminate opportunities to reduce school-based violence.

METHODS

We used five cohorts of Youth Risk Behavior Survey national cross-sectional data (2011-2019, Ntotal = 73 074). We used survey-weighted logistic and multinomial models to examine links between online bullying and five school-based violence-related experiences: offline bullying, weapon carrying, avoiding school due to feeling unsafe, being threatened/injured with a weapon, and physical fighting. We examined interactions by sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual identity.

RESULTS

Being bullied online was positively associated with all offline violence-related behaviors. Groups with stronger associations between online bullying and physical fighting, including boys, adolescents whose sexual identity was gay/lesbian or unsure, and many adolescents of color (Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian/Pacific Islander adolescents), had stronger associations between online bullying and either weapon carrying or avoiding school.

CONCLUSIONS

Online bullying is not an isolated harmful experience; many marginalized adolescents who experience online bullying are more likely to be targeted in school, feel unsafe, get in fights, and carry weapons. Reduction of online bullying should be prioritized as part of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention strategy.

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Kreski NT
Data Analyst, (ntk2109@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 733, New York, NY 10032.
Chen Q
Associate Professor, (qc2138@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 644, New York, NY 10032.
Olfson M
Professor, (mark.olfson@nyspi.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 644, New York, NY 10032; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 24, New York, NY 10032.
Cerdá M
Professor, (magdalena.cerda@nyulangone.org), Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, 180 Madison Avenue 4-16, New York, NY 10016.
Martins SS
Professor, (ssm2183@columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, 5th Floor, Room 509, New York, NY 10032.
Mauro PM
Assistant Professor, (pm2838@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 507, New York, NY 10032.
Branas CC
Professor, (ccb2166@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 1508, New York, NY 10032.
Rajan S
Associate Professor, (sr2345@tc.columbia.edu), Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teacher's College; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, #724, New York, NY, 10032.
Keyes KM
Professor, (kmk2104@cumc.columbia.edu), Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, #724, New York, NY 10032.

MeSH

AdolescentAggressionBullyingCross-Sectional StudiesCyberbullyingFemaleHumansMaleViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Language

eng

PubMed ID

35080013

Citation

Kreski, Noah T., et al. "Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011 to 2019." The Journal of School Health, vol. 92, no. 4, 2022, pp. 376-386.
Kreski NT, Chen Q, Olfson M, et al. Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011 to 2019. J Sch Health. 2022;92(4):376-386.
Kreski, N. T., Chen, Q., Olfson, M., Cerdá, M., Martins, S. S., Mauro, P. M., Branas, C. C., Rajan, S., & Keyes, K. M. (2022). Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011 to 2019. The Journal of School Health, 92(4), 376-386. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13144
Kreski NT, et al. Experiences of Online Bullying and Offline Violence-Related Behaviors Among a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adolescents, 2011 to 2019. J Sch Health. 2022;92(4):376-386. PubMed PMID: 35080013.
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