Correlates of weapon carrying in school among adolescents in three countries
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
25290602
DOI
10.5993/ajhb.39.1.11
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Adolescent Behavior psychology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Logistic Models MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Violence psychology MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Schools MeSH
- Weapons statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Russia epidemiology MeSH
- United States epidemiology MeSH
OBJECTIVES: To determine the factors associated with weapon carrying in school among Czech, Russian, and US adolescents. METHODS: Logistic regression was used to analyze data drawn from the Social and Health Assessment (SAHA). RESULTS: Violent behavior (perpetration / victimization) was linked to adolescent weapon carrying in all countries. Substance use was associated with weapon carrying among boys in all countries. Greater parental warmth reduced the odds for weapon carrying among Czech and Russian adolescents. Associating with delinquent peers was important for weapon carrying only among US adolescents. CONCLUSIONS: Factors associated with weapon carrying in school vary among countries although violent behavior and substance use may be associated with weapon carrying across countries.
Child Study Center Yale University Medical School New Haven CT USA
Institute of Psychology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Brno Czech Republic
Stockholm Center on Health of Societies in Transition Södertörn University Huddinge Sweden
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