Predictors of Weapon Carrying in Youth Attending Drop-in Centers

Autor/inn/en	Blumberg, Elaine J.; Liles, Sandy; Kelley, Norma J.; Hovell, Melbourne F.; Bousman, Chad A.; Shillington, Audrey M.; Ji, Ming; Clapp, John
Titel	Predictors of Weapon Carrying in Youth Attending Drop-in Centers
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Behavior, 33 (2009) 6, S.745-758 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1087-3244
Schlagwörter	Weapons; Prevention; Violence; Predictor Variables; Youth Programs; Models; Behavioral Science Research; Racial Differences; Hispanic Americans; African Americans; Peer Influence; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Suspension; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weapon; Waffe; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gewalt; Prädiktor; Jugendsofortprogramm; Analogiemodell; Rassenunterschied; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner; Jugendstrafvollzug; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Kalifornien
Abstract	Objective: To test and compare 2 predictive models of weapon carrying in youth (n=308) recruited from 4 drop-in centers in San Diego and Imperial counties. Methods: Both models were based on the Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM). Results: The first and second models significantly explained 39% and 53% of the variance in weapon carrying, respectively, and both full models shared the significant predictors of being black(-), being Hispanic (-), peer modeling of weapon carrying/jail time(+), and school suspensions(+). Conclusions: Results suggest that the BEM offers a generalizable conceptual model that may inform prevention strategies for youth at greatest risk of weapon carrying. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10