Association Between State Antibullying Policies and Suicidal Behaviors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Youth

Yang Liang; Daniel I Rees; Joseph J Sabia; Cooper Smiley

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0018

Association Between State Antibullying Policies and Suicidal Behaviors Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Youth

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 May 1;177(5):534-536. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0018.

Authors

Yang Liang¹, Daniel I Rees², Joseph J Sabia¹, Cooper Smiley¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Health Economics and Policy Studies, Department of Economics, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
² Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case-control study uses data from the 2009-2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey to explore the association between antibullying law adoption and changes in suicidal behaviors among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning youth.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bisexuality
Female
Homosexuality, Female*
Humans
Sexual Behavior
Sexual and Gender Minorities*
Suicidal Ideation