Variables Associated with Weapon-Carrying among Young Adolescents in Southern California

Prevalence and correlates of physical fighting among school-going adolescents in Santiago, Chile

“…30 Previous researches from the United States have also reported that among adolescents who have previously been victimized, these are likely to carry weapons to schools.…”

Testing Three Explanations of the Emergence of Weapon Carrying in Peer Context: The Roles of Aggression, Victimization, and the Social Network

“…However, it has also been suggested that it is not so much being the initiator of aggression, rather it is being the target of aggression, that triggers weapon carrying as a defensive response [7,21]. Consistent with this perspective, weapon carrying has been associated with feelings of being threatened, such as victimization, fearfulness, and selfprotection [7,[21][22][23][24].…”

Violencia escolar y consumo de alcohol en adolescentes en etapa de secundaria

“…Fungir como víctima o agresor en la escuela se ha asociado con baja autoestima, actitudes negativas hacia sí mismos o hacia otros, deterioro en la concentración mental, pérdida de habilidades para afrontar conflictos, pérdida de interés por los estudios, lo que puede conducir a la deserción escolar, trastornos emocionales, problemas psicosomáticos, depresión, ansiedad, fobia social, situaciones que predisponen a conductas más peligrosas como portación y uso de armas dentro y fuera de la escuela, delitos, integración a pandillas, uso de drogas ilícitas y un mayor índice de criminalidad en el futuro (2,5).…”