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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2014 Jan 7;54(6):724–729. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.10.205

Table 2.

Associations between perceived harassment and substance use and self-harm behavior.

Cigarette Use
Alcohol Use
Marijuana Use
Self-harm Behavior
Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys




% of use 10.7 12.6 23.3 26.1 12.6 17.4 25.3 17.1




OR CI OR CI OR CI OR CI OR CI OR CI OR CI OR CI




Race-based harassment 1.76 1.23, 2.51 2.22 1.56, 3.17 1.28 0.97, 1.69 1.67 1.27, 2.19 1.31 0.92, 1.86 1.47 1.07, 2.01 1.55 1.20, 2.00 1.67 1.23, 2.26
Weight-based harassment 1.85 1.30, 2.62 1.95 1.35, 2.81 1.70 1.31, 2.22 1.50 1.12, 2.01 1.36 0.97, 1.90 1.68 1.21, 2.35 1.77 1.38, 2.28 1.89 1.38, 2.60
SES-based harassment 1.82 1.18, 2.81 2.16 1.45, 3.23 1.45 1.02, 2.07 1.79 1.28, 2.49 1.43 0.92, 2.23 1.61 1.10, 2.35 2.06 1.50, 2.84 2.51 1.78, 3.53
Sexual harassment 2.04 1.43, 2.90 2.59 1.77, 3.80 2.98 2.26, 3.91 1.88 1.37, 2.59 2.26 1.61, 3.16 1.66 1.16, 2.38 2.46 1.90, 3.17 2.71 1.95, 3.77

Number of harassment types 1.38 1.21, 1.58 1.40 1.24, 1.58 1.36 1.23, 1.51 1.26 1.14, 1.40 1.26 1.11, 1.44 1.22 1.09, 1.37 1.42 1.28, 1.56 1.38 1.24, 1.53

Note. Data are given as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Significant results are presented in bold.

All regressions control for age, race/ethnicity, SES, and BMI.