ERIC Number: EJ1477075
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
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Prevalence and Correlates of Self-Reported Access to a Gun among Students at 24 Postsecondary Institutions by Sex and Gender Identity
Journal of American College Health, v73 n5 p1895-1905 2025
Objective: Estimate prevalence and identify correlates of self-reported access to a gun among college students. Participants: Degree seeking students never serving in the military at 24 postsecondary institutions participating in ACHA-NCHA III during spring of 2020 and 2021 (N=17,293) stratified by ciswomen, cismen, and transgender/gender nonconforming. Methods: Independent variables included measures of individual-level risk behaviors and experiences including interpersonal violence, mental health issues, and current and lifetime substance use. Individual-level demographics, indicators of institutional affiliation, and institutional characteristics used as controls. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests of independence, and adjusted odds ratios are reported. Results: About 14% (n=2,349) of sample self-reported access. Students' involvement with multiple different risk behaviors and experiences increased the odds of access. Conclusions: Access is a prerequisite to firearm use and resulting on-campus assaults, suicides, and homicides. Additional research on access prevalence, location and type of firearm being accessed, and the correlates of access is needed.
Descriptors: Weapons, Correlation, Incidence, College Students, Student Characteristics, Risk, Violence, Mental Disorders, Substance Abuse, Gender Differences, Gender Identity, Bullying
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Criminal Justice Teachers-Dyer 550-09 Complex, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; 2J. Frank Barefield Department of Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA; 3Department of Criminal Justice, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA