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Exposure to Neighborhood Violence and Gun Carrying Among Adolescents in the United States: Findings From A Population-Based Study.
- Source :
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence; Aug2024, Vol. 39 Issue 15/16, p3396-3423, 28p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Although studies have investigated and found an association between victimization and weapon carrying, few studies have examined the association between exposure to neighborhood violence (NV) and gun carrying among adolescents. The objective of this study was to examine the cross-sectional association between exposure to NV and gun carrying among adolescents. Data for this study came from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. An analytic sample of 17,033 adolescents aged 14 to 18 years old (51.7% male) was analyzed using logistic regression with complementary log-log link function. The outcome variable investigated in this study is gun carrying and was measured as a binary variable, whereas the main explanatory variable examined in this study was exposure to NV, which was also measured as a binary variable. Of the 17,033 adolescents, 4.2% carried a weapon during the past year, and 18.7% were exposed to NV. Controlling for the effects of other factors, adolescents who were exposed to NV had more than double the odds of carrying a gun when compared to their counterparts not exposed to NV (adjusted odds ratio = 2.33, 95% Confidence Intervals [1.69, 3.23]). Other significant factors associated with gun carrying include being a male, non-Hispanic Black, being threatened or injured with a weapon, use of alcohol, cigarette smoking, and misuse of prescription opioids. High parental monitoring was protective against gun carrying. The findings of this study underscore the importance of developing age-appropriate intervention strategies to reduce gun carrying among adolescents. School counselors and other professionals working with adolescents in disadvantaged neighborhoods should actively engage parents in assessments and interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- VICTIMS
CROSS-sectional method
RISK-taking behavior
SUICIDAL ideation
LOGISTIC regression analysis
SMOKING
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
MULTIVARIATE analysis
TEENAGERS' conduct of life
ODDS ratio
OPIOID analgesics
CONCEPTUAL structures
CONFIDENCE intervals
ALCOHOL drinking
DRUGS
DATA analysis software
SHOOTINGS (Crime)
NEIGHBORHOOD characteristics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08862605
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 15/16
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178653339
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241231616