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Direct linkLee, Daniel B.; Schmidt, Carissa J.; Heinze, Justin E.; Carter, Patrick M.; Cunningham, Rebecca M.; Walton, Maureen A.; Zimmerman, Marc A. – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Firearm injury is a significant public health concern among youth living in the United States. Youth with exposure to violence (ETV) are more susceptible to carrying and using a firearm. Few researchers, however, have examined psychological mechanisms undergirding the association between ETV and firearm aggression. Retaliatory attitudes have been…
Descriptors: Weapons, Injuries, Urban Areas, Violence
Yan, Fang A.; Howard, Donna E.; Beck, Kenneth H.; Shattuck, Teresa; Hallmark-Kerr, Melissa – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
This study examined the association between dating violence victimization and psychosocial risk and protective factors among Latino early adolescents. An anonymous, cross-sectional, self-reported survey was administered to a convenience sample of Latino youth (n = 322) aged 11 to 13 residing in suburban Washington, D.C. The dependent variable was…
Descriptors: Females, Parenting Styles, Drinking, Early Adolescents
Sorenson, Susan B.; Vittes, Katherine A. – Evaluation Review, 2008
Suicide rates are higher among those who own or live in a household with a hand gun. This article examines the association between hand gun ownership and mental health, another risk factor for suicide. Data from the General Social Survey, a series of surveys of U.S. adults, are analyzed to compare general emotional and mental health, sadness and…
Descriptors: Weapons, Help Seeking, Ownership, Prevention
Wexler, Lisa; Hill, Ryan; Bertone-Johnson, Elizabeth; Fenaughty, Andrea – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
Factors correlated with suicidal behavior in a predominately Alaska Native region of Alaska are described, and the correlates relating to fatal and nonfatal suicide behaviors in this indigenous population are distinguished. Suicide data from the region (1990-2001) were aggregated and compared to 2000 U.S. Census Data using chi-squared tests.…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Alaska Natives, Suicide, Correlation
Peer reviewedHoward, Donna E.; Wang, Min Qi; Yah, Fang – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2008
The present study, based upon the national 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of U.S. high school students, provides the most current and representative data on physical dating violence among adolescent males (N = 6,528) The dependent variable was physical dating violence. The independent variables included four dimensions: violence, suicide,…
Descriptors: Intervals, Violence, At Risk Persons, Risk
McNamara, John; Vervaeke, Sherri-Leigh; Willoughby, Teena – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
Risk-taking behavior includes alcohol and drug use, delinquency, acts of aggression, sexual activity, and so on. Many studies have explored the relationship between adolescents and risk-taking behavior; however, only a few studies have examined this link in adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents
