Age of alcohol use initiation, suicidal behavior, and peer and dating violence victimization and perpetration among high-risk, seventh-grade adolescents

• Published in: Pediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 121; no. 2; p. 297
• Main Authors: Swahn, Monica H, Bossarte, Robert M, Sullivent, 3rd, Ernest E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Age Factors; Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects; Alcohol Drinking - psychology; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Risk Factors; Risk-Taking; Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data; United States; Violence; United States

We examined the cross-sectional associations between reports of an early age of alcohol use initiation and suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and peer and dating violence victimization and perpetration among high-risk adolescents. Data were obtained from the Youth Violence Survey conducted in 2004...