RT Article
T1 Handgun Carrying Among Youth in the United States: an Analysis of Subtypes
JF Youth violence and juvenile justice
VO 15
IS 1
SP 21
OP 37
A1 Vaughn, Michael G.
A2 DeLisi, Matt
A2 Boutwell, Brian B.
A2 Salas-Wright, Christopher P.
A2 Curtis, Mary P.
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1744729166
AB Despite a wealth of research finding that adolescents who carry handguns are involved in risky behaviors, there has been little exploration into the heterogeneity of this behavior. Using a pooled sample of 12- to 17-year-olds from the National Study on Drug Use and Health who report past-year handgun carrying (N = 7,872), this study identified four subgroups of handgun carriers: low risk (n = 3,831; 47.93%), alcohol and marijuana users (n = 1,591; 20.16%), fighters (n = 1,430; 19.40%), and severe externalizers (n = 1,020, 12.51%). These subgroups differed on demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial characteristics. Findings are discussed in light of prevention and focused deterrence.
K1 Delinquency
K1 Drug Abuse
K1 Handguns
K1 Violence
K1 Youth
DO 10.1177/1541204016629721