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Correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents in the United States.

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Vaughn, MG; Perron, BE; Abdon, A; Olate, R; Groom, R; Wu, L-T
Published in: J Interpers Violence
July 2012

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.

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J Interpers Violence

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EISSN

1552-6518

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

27

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2003 / 2021

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Firearms
  • Female
  • Data Collection
  • Criminology
  • Child
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Adolescent
 

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Vaughn, M. G., Perron, B. E., Abdon, A., Olate, R., Groom, R., & Wu, L.-T. (2012). Correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents in the United States. J Interpers Violence, 27(10), 2003–2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260511432150
Vaughn, Michael G., Brian E. Perron, Arnelyn Abdon, René Olate, Ralph Groom, and Li-Tzy Wu. “Correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents in the United States.J Interpers Violence 27, no. 10 (July 2012): 2003–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260511432150.
Vaughn MG, Perron BE, Abdon A, Olate R, Groom R, Wu L-T. Correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents in the United States. J Interpers Violence. 2012 Jul;27(10):2003–21.
Vaughn, Michael G., et al. “Correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents in the United States.J Interpers Violence, vol. 27, no. 10, July 2012, pp. 2003–21. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/0886260511432150.
Vaughn MG, Perron BE, Abdon A, Olate R, Groom R, Wu L-T. Correlates of handgun carrying among adolescents in the United States. J Interpers Violence. 2012 Jul;27(10):2003–2021.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Interpers Violence

DOI

EISSN

1552-6518

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

27

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2003 / 2021

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Firearms
  • Female
  • Data Collection
  • Criminology
  • Child
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Adolescent