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Katerina O Sinclair1, Sheri Bauman, V Paul Poteat
1McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. kos1@email.arizona.edu
Purpose:
To examine how two forms of interstudent harassment, cyber and bias-based harassment, are associated with academic, substance use, and mental health problems.
Methods:
We used a population-based survey of 17,366 middle and high school students that assessed harassment due to race/ethnicity or sexual orientation, and harassment through the Internet or text messaging along with other forms of interstudent harassment.
Results:
Odds ratios indicated that students experiencing both cyber and bias-based harassment were at the greatest risk for adjustment problems across all indicators, with suicidal ideation and attempts having the largest risk differences.
Conclusions:
Assessments of adolescent health and adjustment should include questions regarding both cyber and bias-based harassment.
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