TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Sexual assault, overweight, and suicide attempts in U.S. adolescents
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Anderson, Laura M.
A1  - Hayden, Brittany M.
A1  - Tomasula, Jessica L.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Associations between overweight, sexual assault history, and suicide attempts were examined among 31,540 adolescents from the combined 2009 and 2011 nationally representative Youth Risk Behavior Surveys samples. These variables have not previously been studied concurrently. It was hypothesized that overweight and sexual assault, together, would interact and result in increased suicide attempts. <br><br>FINDINGS across analyses included (a) no significant associations between sexual assault and overweight in females or males (p = .65 and p = .90, respectively), (b) statistically significant associations between female (but not male) overweight status and suicide attempts (p = .001), (c) a strong association between sexual assault and suicide risk in males (p < .001) and females (p < .001), and (d) an elevated risk for suicide in overweight males with co-occurring sexual assault, with over 33% of males with such histories attempting suicide. Preliminary findings have powerful implications for research and secondary prevention.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12148
ID  - ref1
ER  -