Handgun Carrying Among Youth in the United States: An Analysis of Subtypes

Michael G. Vaughn; Christopher P. Salas-Wright; Brian B. Boutwell; Matt DeLisi; Mary P. Curtis

doi:10.1177/1541204016629721

Handgun Carrying Among Youth in the United States: An Analysis of Subtypes

Michael G. Vaughn, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Brian B. Boutwell, Matt DeLisi, Mary P. Curtis

Graduate School of Social Welfare

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Despite a wealth of research finding that adolescents who carry handguns are involved in risky behaviors, there has been little exploration into the heterogeneity of this behavior. Using a pooled sample of 12- to 17-year-olds from the National Study on Drug Use and Health who report past-year handgun carrying (N = 7,872), this study identified four subgroups of handgun carriers: low risk (n = 3,831; 47.93%), alcohol and marijuana users (n = 1,591; 20.16%), fighters (n = 1,430; 19.40%), and severe externalizers (n = 1,020, 12.51%). These subgroups differed on demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial characteristics. Findings are discussed in light of prevention and focused deterrence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-37
Number of pages	17
Journal	Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204016629721
Publication status	Published - 2017 Jan 1

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