Predictive Model of Weapon Carrying Among Urban High School Students:Results and Validation

Kulig, John W.; Valentine, Jeanette; Griffith, John L.; Ruthazer, Robin

doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(97)00256-5

Cited by 59 publications

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“…These include several externalizing spectrum behaviors such as alcohol, marijuana or other drug use, selling drugs, aggression, fighting, and gang affiliation and peer misbehavior (Braga, 2012;;Kulig, Valentine, Griffith, & Ruthazer, 1998;Lizotte, Krohn, Howell, Tobin, & Howard, 2000;;Vaughn, Perron, Abdon, Olate, & Wu, 2012). The co-occurrence of handgun carrying and externalizing behaviors is consistent with several general theoretical explanations that emphasize deficits in impulse control Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990;Moffitt, 1993).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 52%

Handgun carrying among White youth increasing in the United States: New evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2002–2013

Vaughn

Nelson

Salas-Wright

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 52%

Handgun carrying among White youth increasing in the United States: New evidence from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2002–2013

Vaughn

Nelson

Salas-Wright

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine

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“…8 We examined the patterns and correlates of knowledge about and possession of firearms in a community-based sample of adolescents. (Research on adolescents and firearms typically uses more specialized samples such as high school students 3,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] …”

Section: Statistical Analysesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adolescents and Firearms: A California Statewide Survey

Sorenson

Vittes

2004

Am J Public Health

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Objectives. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of adolescents’ reports regarding firearms in their homes, of their own, of close friends, and of same-aged peers. Methods. Random-digit-dialed interviews were conducted with 5801 adolescents as part of the California Health Interview Survey. Results. One fifth (19.6%) of California adolescents reported having a firearm in their homes; few (3.0%) reported having their own gun. Characteristics associated with having one’s own gun and with perceptions regarding others’ guns generally were consistent with characteristics associated with having a firearm in the home. The 2 exceptions were related to socioeconomic status and to ethnicity. Conclusions. The source from which adolescents obtain guns, especially adolescents from less wealthy households, merits further investigation. Further research is needed to ascertain the accuracy of Black and Latino adolescents’ perceptions regarding handguns among their peers.

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“…Physical fighting and weapon carrying are associated with other problem behaviors in adolescents, including substance use, sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, suicidal behaviors, and school truancy. [51][52][53][54] Since nonfatal violence often precedes fatal violence among youth, identifying and reducing fighting and involvement with weapons among adolescents is an important strategy to prevent injuries and deaths from violence. 55 While there is no empirical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of office-based interventions in changing attitudes about violence, producing desired behavioral changes, or decreasing violence-related injury among young people, studies indicate that violence prevention counseling is well received and remembered by patients and may sometimes result in positive behavioral changes.…”

Section: Interpersonal Youth Violencementioning

confidence: 99%