RT Article
T1 Acculturation and Campus Carry: Examining the Effect of Mexico Versus United States Cultural Orientations on College Students’ Support for Campus Carry
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 65
IS 16
SP 1716
OP 1735
A1 Updegrove, Alexander H.
A1 Luo, Fei
A1 Salinas, Melissa
A2 Luo, Fei
A2 Salinas, Melissa
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1775775976
AB Several U.S. states have authorized carrying concealed firearms on campuses. These measures are controversial, with support falling along ideological lines. This study examines whether cultural proximity to the U.S., relative to Mexico, influences support for campus carry. Using a random sample of 1,447 college students from two Texas public universities, structural equation modeling results revealed that individuals more oriented toward U.S. culture were more likely to support campus carry than individuals oriented more toward Mexican culture. Besides this direct effect, acculturation also indirectly influenced support for campus carry through public attitudes toward the police. Specifically, individuals more oriented toward the U.S. held more favorable views of the police, which in turn predicted greater support for campus carry. Collectively, these findings suggest that cultural values influence support for public policies such as campus carry.
K1 Gun
K1 Concealed carry
K1 campus carry
K1 Acculturation
K1 Mexico
DO 10.1177/0306624X20967967