Weapon Involvement in the Victimization of Children

Mitchell, Kimberly J.; Hamby, Sherry; Turner, Heather A.; Shattuck, Anne M.; Jones, Lisa M.

doi:10.1542/peds.2014-3966

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“…Second, given our focus on WRVE, the violence composite we used was less broad than those used in other studies. However, we note that research on polyvictimization has shown that youth experiencing WRVE are substantially more likely to be experiencing other types of violence exposure (2), suggesting that WRVE may function as a proxy for other violence exposure types. Third, because our main goal was to examine the age-varying health implications of WRVE, our selection of health indicators was limited to a smaller set than may be ideal.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Between 12%–26% of youth under 18 have experienced WRVE in their lifetimes (1, 2); 6%–8% of adolescents ages 14–17 report WRVE in the past year (3). Rates among young adults are also high; 12% of adults aged 18–27 have been exposed to past-year community violence, including weapon-related violent events such as seeing someone stabbed or shot, being threatened with a knife or gun, and being stabbed or shot themselves (4).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Much of the research on weapon-related violence has focused on weapon-carrying among youth and less on youth exposure to weapon-related violence (2). Violence exposure is important to understand not only because it has direct links with morbidity and mortality but also because it is associated with myriad behavioral, mental, and physical health problems, including substance use (5, 6), delinquency (7), post-traumatic stress disorder (8), depression and anxiety (9, 10), sexual-risk behavior (6), and poor self-reported health (11).…”

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Age-Varying Links Between Violence Exposure and Behavioral, Mental, and Physical Health

Russell

Vasilenko

Lanza

2016

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose To examine age-varying prevalence rates and health implications of weapon-related violence exposure from adolescence to young adulthood (ages 14–30) using time-varying effect modeling (TVEM). Methods Data were from the Add Health study, a longitudinal study of adolescents in the United States (N = 5,103) followed into young adulthood across 4 assessment waves from age 14–30. Results Weapon-related violence exposure (WRVE) rates varied with age, peaking during mid-to-late adolescence (ages 16–18). Rates were higher for males (versus females) and African-American youth (versus White) across nearly all ages. Rates were higher for Hispanic youth (versus White) during adolescence. WRVE was positively associated with frequent heavy episodic drinking (HED) and negatively associated with self-reported general health; these associations were significant during adolescence and early adulthood (ages 15–24). WRVE was positively associated with depressive symptoms. This association remained stable over age and was stronger for females from ages 16–21. The association between violence exposure and decreased general physical health was stronger for White versus African-American youth from ages 15–17, with no significant association observed for African-American youth at any age. Conclusions Despite its severity, WRVE is prevalent among US youth during adolescence and young adulthood, particularly among males and African-Americans during mid-to-late adolescence. The associations between WRVE and health were stronger during adolescence and differed by sex and race/ethnicity. This information may assist in the timing and targeting of intervention efforts aimed at interrupting the effects of violence exposure on youth behavioral, mental, and physical health.

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Age-Varying Links Between Violence Exposure and Behavioral, Mental, and Physical Health

Russell

Vasilenko

Lanza

2016

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…The total cost of medical care, criminal justice proceedings, new security precautions, and reductions in quality of life associated with such crime amounts to over $174 billion annually in the US (Miller 2012). Alarmingly, about one in four school-age youth report having been a victim of at least one incident of weapon-involved violence (Mitchell et al 2015). …”

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The Role of Adolescent Friendship Group Integration and Cohesion in Weapon-Related Violent Crime as a Young Adult

Mundt

Antonaccio

French

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J Youth Adolescence

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Weapon-related violent crime is a serious, complex, and multifaceted public health problem. The present study uses data from Waves I and III of Add Health (n=10,482, 54% female) to examine how friendship group integration and cohesion in adolescence (ages 12–19) is associated with weapon-related criminal activity as a young adult (ages 18–26). Results indicate that greater cohesion in friendship groups is associated with significantly lower weapon-related criminal activity in young adulthood. In addition, for adolescent girls, a greater number of close friendship ties—an indicator of friendship group integration—is associated with less weapon-related criminal activity in young adulthood. These findings suggest that school-based initiatives to facilitate inclusive and cohesive adolescent peer communities may be an effective strategy to curb weapon-related criminal activity in young adulthood.

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“…É subdividido em abuso sexual, abuso psicológico e abuso físico, que engloba a violência física como punição corporal, bater, empurrar, dentre outros (CDC, 2008). Por fim, a violência armada compreende a vitimização direta (envolvimento em brigas com uso de armas e vítimas de roubos, por exemplo) e vitimização indireta, como testemunhar esse tipo de violência (MITCHELL et al, 2015).…”

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Análise temporal e avaliação de desigualdade em vitimização por bullying verbal, violência física familiar, violência sexual e envolvimento em brigas com uso de armas, entre adolescentes brasileiros

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Essa dissertação está estruturada no formato alternativo aprovado pelo Colegiado do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, o qual define que os resultados do estudo sejam apresentados em formato de artigos científicos. O primeiro artigo intitulado "Tendência de bullying verbal, violência doméstica e envolvimento em brigas com armas entre adolescentes das capitais brasileiras de 2009 a 2015" foi elaborado em conjunto com pesquisadoras que atuam na temática do estudo. O artigo foi submetido à revista Cadernos de Saúde Pública e aguarda avaliação dos revisores. O segundo artigo intitulado "WEALTH INEQUALITIES AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF VIOLENCE AMONG ADOLESCENTS-PENSE 2015" também foi elaborado em parceria com outros colaboradores que se dedicam à presente temática. O artigo foi submetido ao periódico Journal of Interpersonal Violence e aguarda avaliação dos revisores. Palavras-chave: Desigualdade de riqueza, Bullying verbal, Violência física familiar, Violência sexual, Briga com uso de armas, Adolescentes, Tendência temporal.

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Weapon Involvement in the Victimization of Children

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To report the prevalence of weapons involved in the victimization of youth with particular emphasis on weapons with a "high lethality risk" and how such exposure fits into the broader victimization and life experiences of children and adolescents.

Cited by 19 publications

References 22 publications

Age-Varying Links Between Violence Exposure and Behavioral, Mental, and Physical Health

Age-Varying Links Between Violence Exposure and Behavioral, Mental, and Physical Health

The Role of Adolescent Friendship Group Integration and Cohesion in Weapon-Related Violent Crime as a Young Adult

Análise temporal e avaliação de desigualdade em vitimização por bullying verbal, violência física familiar, violência sexual e envolvimento em brigas com uso de armas, entre adolescentes brasileiros

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