Intersectionality and Health Behaviors among US High School Students: Examining Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Identity, and Sex

Autor/inn/en	Gattamorta, Karina A.; Salerno, John P.; Castro, Amanda J.
Titel	Intersectionality and Health Behaviors among US High School Students: Examining Race/Ethnicity, Sexual Identity, and Sex
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 89 (2019) 10, S.800-808 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gattamorta, Karina A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12817
Schlagwörter	Sexual Identity; Health Behavior; High School Students; Drinking; Smoking; Mental Health; Suicide; Minority Group Students; Sexual Orientation; Risk; Race; Ethnicity; Substance Abuse; Violence; White Students; Hispanic American Students; African American Students; Comparative Analysis; Culturally Relevant Education; Cultural Awareness; Correlation; Intervention; Educational Environment; Sexuality + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Trinken; Rauchen; Psychohygiene; Selbstmord; Sexuelle Orientierung; Risiko; Rasse; Abstammung; Ethnizität; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Gewalt; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Korrelation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sexualität
Abstract	Background: Little research exists examining the impact of multiple minority identities, particularly sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and sex on health-risk behaviors like mental health, substance use, violence, and sexual risk among high school students in the United States. In this study, we use a nationally representative dataset to examine differences between non-Hispanic white heterosexuals (HSs) and non-Hispanic white sexual minority, black HS, black sexual minority, Hispanic HS, and Hispanic sexual minority students. Methods: Data from the 2015 wave of the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System were used in this study. Chi-square and hierarchical logistic regression models examined differences between the groups on outcomes including: (1) mental health and suicide, (2) alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances, (3) sexual risk and protective factors, and (4) school and physical and/or sexual violence. Results: Whereas sexual minority youth (SMY) generally demonstrate poorer health outcomes compared to HSs, SMY who are also racial/ethnic minorities often have even poorer health outcomes, particularly relating to substance use, sexual risk behaviors, physical/sexual violence, and suicide. Conclusions: The need for culturally tailored education and school-based interventions that consider intersections between race/ethnicity, sexual identity, and biological sex are warranted to address health disparities related to mental health and suicide, substance use, sexual risk, and violence. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01