Youth gun carrying and household firearm ownership in 22 US states

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11044178
AutoresL R Chavez (0000-0002-4629-840X, University of Indianapolis, autor de correspondencia), Leo Chavez (Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology University of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA), Aaron J Kivisto (0000-0002-2243-1384, Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology University of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA), Samantha L Gray (Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology University of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA), Samantha Gray (0000-0002-2058-7262, University of Indianapolis), Kendra J Thomas (0000-0002-2102-2909, Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology University of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indiana USA)
Año2022
Volumen50
Número8
Páginas3640-3658
Fecha de publicación2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22861
PMID35415916
OpenAlexW4223415410
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas52

Youth gun carrying is associated with a range of adverse outcomes, including increased risks for homicide, suicide, school disciplinary problems, and criminal legal involvement. In this study we examined the association between state‐level household firearm ownership rates and the odds of past‐year gun carrying among high‐school‐aged youth. Using survey‐weighted multivariable logistic regression models, results showed that each 1% point increase in state‐level gun ownership was associated with a 2.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.1%, 4.2%], p = 0.001) increased odds of youth gun carrying, controlling for histories of school‐based victimization, physical fighting, and substance use. Among a subset of weapon‐carrying youth, state‐level firearm availability was a significant factor in determining whether the weapon carried was a gun or a less lethal (i.e., nonfirearm) weapon (odds ratio = 1.021, 95% CI = [1.005, 1.038], p = 0.01). These findings show that firearm availability confers additional risk for youth gun carrying beyond the psychosocial risks emphasized in prior research and efforts to restrict youth access to firearms might be particularly important, especially in communities with high levels of household gun ownership

Confidence interval · Criminology · Environmental health · Gun violence · Homicide · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Occupational safety and health · Odds · Odds ratio · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Demography · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries