Mood and suicidality amongst cyberbullied adolescents- a cross-sectional study from youth risk behavior survey

IntroductionThere is a limited literature available showing mental health burden among adolescents following cyberbullying.ObjectivesAim is to evaluate the association of low mood and suicidality amongst cyberbullied adolescents.MethodsA study on CDC National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS) (1991-2017). Responses from adolescence related to cyberbullying and suicidality were evaluated. Chi-square and mix-effect multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to find out the association of cyberbullying with sadness/hopelessness, suicide consideration, plan, and attempts.ResultsA total of 10,463 adolescents, 14.8% of adolescents faced cyberbullying a past year. There was a higher prevalence of cyberbullying in youths aged 15-17 years (25 vs 26 vs 23%), which included more females to males (68 vs 32%).(p