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Dating violence among sexual minority and heterosexual high school students, 2013
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
: 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Emily Olsen, MSPH
,
Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Alana Vivolo-Kantor, MPH, CHES
,
Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Laura Kann, PhD
,
Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Teen dating violence (TDV) has emerged as a serious public health problem that can have detrimental long-term impacts on both victims and perpetrators. Particular subgroups, such as sexual minority (e.g., gay or lesbian and bisexual) adolescents, may experience TDV at different rates from their heterosexual counterparts. Little research exists quantifying the risk of TDV among sexual minority adolescents using large, racially diverse, population-based data. To assess disparities in TDV by sexual minority status, this study uses data from 2013 state and large urban school district (i.e., district) Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBSs) that assessed sexual identity and/or sex of sexual contacts, as well as at least one of two types of TDV - physical dating violence victimization by a dating partner and/or sexual dating violence victimization by a dating partner. Data from 17 state and 18 district YRBSs conducted in 2013 were combined to form a state data set and a district data set. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to examine the association between the two types of TDV and sexual minority status, controlling for sex, grade, and race/ethnicity. Analyses were stratified by sex and were run separately for the state and district data sets. Sexual minority students experience TDV at different rates than non-sexual minority students. To prevent TDV victimization, schools can implement effective TDV-related policies and programs that are sensitive to and inclusive of the needs of sexual minority youth.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Describe the prevalence of physical and sexual TDV for sexual minority and heterosexual high school students.
Explain disparities in physical and sexual TDV by sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts for sexual minority versus heterosexual students.
Keyword(s): Youth Violence, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Ms. Olsen is a health statistician for CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health. During her tenure with the division, she has published multiple articles on adolescent health and sexual minority adolescents. She has presented annually at national conferences, including APHA 2013. Her work on sexual identity and school violence and bullying was featured in the 2013 APHA blog.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
