Associations between bullying and engaging in aggressive and suicidal behaviors among sexual minority youth: The moderating role of connectedness

Journal of School Health

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 636-645

  Duong, Jeffrey ^a   Bradshaw, Catherine ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bisexual; Bullying; Connectedness; Cyber bullying; Gay; High school; Lesbian; Prevention; Sexual minorities; Suicide; Youth risk behavior survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW YORK CITY; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEXUALITY; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84906490464     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12196     Document Type: Article

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