Association between First Sexual Intercourse and Sexual Violence Victimization, Symptoms of Depression, and Suicidal Behaviors among Adolescents in the United States: Findings from 2017 and 2019 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey
| Autor: | Henry K. Onyeaka, Catherine A. LaBrenz, Yeonwoo Kim, Lisa S. Panisch, Philip Baiden, Yi Jin Kim |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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forced sexual intercourse
Male Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Sexual Behavior sexual violence Article Suicidal Ideation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk-Taking 030225 pediatrics Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine adolescents Suicidal ideation Depression (differential diagnoses) Crime Victims suicidal thoughts and behaviors Sexual violence business.industry Depression Sex Offenses Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Coitus Youth Risk Behavior Survey Mental health United States Sexual intercourse early sexual intercourse Adolescent Behavior Relative risk symptoms of depression Female medicine.symptom business Adolescent health Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 7922, p 7922 (2021) Volume 18 Issue 15 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to investigate the association between first sexual intercourse and sexual violence victimization, symptoms of depression, and suicidal ideation among sexually active adolescents in the United States. Data for this study came from the U.S. 2017 and 2019 iterations of the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey. An analytic sample of 6252 adolescents aged 14–18 years old (49.5% female) who reported ever having sexual intercourse was analyzed using Poisson regression. The outcome variables investigated in this study were sexual violence victimization, symptoms of depression, suicidal ideation, a suicide plan, and suicide attempts, and the main explanatory variables were age at first sexual intercourse and forced sexual intercourse. We also analyzed differences by gender and race. Of the 6252 adolescents who reported ever having sexual intercourse, 7.1% had their first sexual intercourse before age 13, and 14.8% experienced forced sexual intercourse. About 16% of adolescents experienced sexual violence during the past year, 42.6% reported symptoms of depression, 23.9% experienced suicidal ideation, 19.3% made a suicide plan, and 11.1% attempted suicide during the past year. In the regression analysis, early sexual intercourse was significantly and positively associated with suicidal ideation (relative risk (RR) = 1.15, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 1.02–1.30), suicide plan (RR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.00–1.38), and suicide attempts (RR = 1.36, 95% CI = 1.15–1.61). Controlling for the effects of covariates, history of forced sexual intercourse was positively associated with the five outcomes examined with the relative risk ranging between 1.59 and 6.01. Findings of this study suggest that history of early or forced sexual intercourse is associated with poor mental health outcomes among adolescents and underscores the importance of developing interventions that offer psychological support in reducing the adverse impact of early sexual intercourse and forced sexual intercourse on adolescent health. |
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