Correlates of Handgun Carrying among Adolescents in the United States

Autor/inn/en	Vaughn, Michael G.; Perron, Brian E.; Abdon, Arnelyn; Olate, Rene; Groom, Ralph; Wu, Li-Tzy
Titel	Correlates of Handgun Carrying among Adolescents in the United States
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27 (2012) 10, S.2003-2021 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260511432150
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Public Health; Adolescents; Probability; Drug Use; Parent Participation; Parent Child Relationship; Correlation; Weapons; Violence; National Surveys; Regression (Statistics); Males; Drug Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitswesen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Elternmitwirkung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Korrelation; Weapon; Waffe; Gewalt; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Drogenarbeit
Abstract	Weapon-related violence, especially the use of handguns, among adolescents is a serious public health concern. Using public-use data file from the adolescent sample (N = 17,842) in the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), this study examines the behavioral, parental involvement, and prevention correlates of handgun carrying. Overall, 3.1% of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 reported carrying a handgun in the past year. Results from a series of logistic regression models indicated that males, selling and using illicit drugs, were robustly associated with an increased probability of handgun carrying among adolescents. Furthermore, youth who carry handguns were significantly less likely to report a parent being involved in their lives and were significantly more likely to have encountered violence and drug prevention programming compared with youth who did not carry handguns. Implications of these results for prevention and policy are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10