Lexie M Contreras
Biographic Data
| ID | 4369589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lexie M Contreras |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lexie M |
| FAMILY NAME | Contreras |
| SIGNATURE | CONTRERAS L M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Violence Prevention Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Residential exposure to deadly gun violence and accelerated biological aging in a national sample of U.S. adolescents
Background: Gun violence is a traumatic and pervasive neighborhood stressor with far-reaching consequences for population health. However, less is known about how gun violence exposure becomes biologically embedded during adolescence, a sensitive period for shaping aging trajectories. We examined whether residential exposure to deadly gun violence is associated with accelerated biological aging in a diverse sample of U.S. adolescents. Methods: Th…
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Rates of youth firearm exposure and carriage are well-established, but less work has examined how exposure to police violence and firearm violence, as victim or witness, may be associated with beliefs in gun ownership for society or access to guns. This study used survey data from a multiracial sample of 276 youth living in New Orleans, Louisiana ( M age = 17.76) to examine these associations. Results from binary logistic regressions confirmed a …
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Rates of youth firearm exposure and carriage are well-established, but less work has examined how exposure to police violence and firearm violence, as victim or witness, may be associated with beliefs in gun ownership for society or access to guns. This study used survey data from a multiracial sample of 276 youth living in New Orleans, Louisiana ( M age = 17.76) to examine these associations. Results from binary logistic regressions confirmed a …
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Rates of youth firearm exposure and carriage are well-established, but less work has examined how exposure to police violence and firearm violence, as victim or witness, may be associated with beliefs in gun ownership for society or access to guns. This study used survey data from a multiracial sample of 276 youth living in New Orleans, Louisiana ( M age = 17.76) to examine these associations. Results from binary logistic regressions confirmed a …
Residential exposure to deadly gun violence and accelerated biological aging in a national sample of U.S. adolescents
Background: Gun violence is a traumatic and pervasive neighborhood stressor with far-reaching consequences for population health. However, less is known about how gun violence exposure becomes biologically embedded during adolescence, a sensitive period for shaping aging trajectories. We examined whether residential exposure to deadly gun violence is associated with accelerated biological aging in a diverse sample of U.S. adolescents. Methods: Th…
Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works) · Gun Ownership and Violence Research (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works) · Injury prevention (2 works) · Occupational safety and health (2 works) · Poison control (2 works) · Suicide prevention (2 works) · Cellular Aging (1 work) · Child Abuse and Trauma (1 work) · Criminology (1 work)