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The co-morbidity of violence-related behaviors with health-risk behaviors in a population of high school students.
J Adolesc Health. 1995 Mar; 16(3):216-25.JA

Abstract

PURPOSE

To describe the frequency of violence-related behaviors and their association with other health behaviors among high school students.

METHODS

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey was administered to all ninth and eleventh graders (n = 2075) of a school district in Texas. It provided information regarding violence-related behaviors and other health behaviors. Students were classified into four mutually exclusive, violence-related categories according to whether they were involved in a physical fight and/or carried a weapon.

RESULTS

Overall, 20% of the students were involved in a physical fight but had not carried a weapon, 10% carried a weapon but had not been involved in a physical fight, and 17% had been involved in a physical fight and had carried a weapon. Prevalence of weapon-carrying and fighting were higher among males than females, and among ninth graders than eleventh graders. Among males, 48% had carried a weapon the month prior to the survey. Students who both fought and carried a weapon were 19 times more likely to drink alcohol six or more days than students who did not fight nor carried a weapon. Logistic regression analyses showed that drinking alcohol, number of sexual partners, and being in ninth grade were predictors of fighting. These three variables plus having a low self-perception of academic performance and suicidal thoughts were predictors of fighting and carrying a weapon.

CONCLUSIONS

The data indicate that violence-related behaviors are frequent among high school students and that they are positively associated with certain health behaviors. Interventions designed to reduce violence should also address coexisting health-risk behaviors and target high-risk groups.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Orpinas PK
School of Public Health, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center 77225, USA.
Basen-Engquist K
No affiliation info available
Grunbaum JA
No affiliation info available
Parcel GS
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingCross-Sectional StudiesData CollectionFemaleFirearmsHealth BehaviorHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPrevalenceRisk-TakingSelf ConceptSex DistributionSexual BehaviorSmokingStudentsSubstance-Related DisordersSuicide, AttemptedTexasViolence

Pub Type(s)

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

Language

eng

PubMed ID

7779832

Citation

Orpinas, P K., et al. "The Co-morbidity of Violence-related Behaviors With Health-risk Behaviors in a Population of High School Students." The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, vol. 16, no. 3, 1995, pp. 216-25.
Orpinas PK, Basen-Engquist K, Grunbaum JA, et al. The co-morbidity of violence-related behaviors with health-risk behaviors in a population of high school students. J Adolesc Health. 1995;16(3):216-25.
Orpinas, P. K., Basen-Engquist, K., Grunbaum, J. A., & Parcel, G. S. (1995). The co-morbidity of violence-related behaviors with health-risk behaviors in a population of high school students. The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 16(3), 216-25.
Orpinas PK, et al. The Co-morbidity of Violence-related Behaviors With Health-risk Behaviors in a Population of High School Students. J Adolesc Health. 1995;16(3):216-25. PubMed PMID: 7779832.
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TY - JOUR T1 - The co-morbidity of violence-related behaviors with health-risk behaviors in a population of high school students. AU - Orpinas,P K, AU - Basen-Engquist,K, AU - Grunbaum,J A, AU - Parcel,G S, PY - 1995/3/1/pubmed PY - 1995/3/1/medline PY - 1995/3/1/entrez SP - 216 EP - 25 JF - The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine JO - J Adolesc Health VL - 16 IS - 3 N2 - PURPOSE: To describe the frequency of violence-related behaviors and their association with other health behaviors among high school students. METHODS: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey was administered to all ninth and eleventh graders (n = 2075) of a school district in Texas. It provided information regarding violence-related behaviors and other health behaviors. Students were classified into four mutually exclusive, violence-related categories according to whether they were involved in a physical fight and/or carried a weapon. RESULTS: Overall, 20% of the students were involved in a physical fight but had not carried a weapon, 10% carried a weapon but had not been involved in a physical fight, and 17% had been involved in a physical fight and had carried a weapon. Prevalence of weapon-carrying and fighting were higher among males than females, and among ninth graders than eleventh graders. Among males, 48% had carried a weapon the month prior to the survey. Students who both fought and carried a weapon were 19 times more likely to drink alcohol six or more days than students who did not fight nor carried a weapon. Logistic regression analyses showed that drinking alcohol, number of sexual partners, and being in ninth grade were predictors of fighting. These three variables plus having a low self-perception of academic performance and suicidal thoughts were predictors of fighting and carrying a weapon. CONCLUSIONS: The data indicate that violence-related behaviors are frequent among high school students and that they are positively associated with certain health behaviors. Interventions designed to reduce violence should also address coexisting health-risk behaviors and target high-risk groups. SN - 1054-139X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/7779832/The_co_morbidity_of_violence_related_behaviors_with_health_risk_behaviors_in_a_population_of_high_school_students_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -