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Alternative Title:
Crisis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000389
Personal Author:
Logan, Joseph E. ; Vagi, Kevin J. ; Gorman-Smith, Deborah
Logan, Joseph E. ; Vagi, Kevin J. ; Gorman-Smith, Deborah Less -
Description:
Background

Youth reporting combined histories of nonfatal violence, suicidal ideation/behavior, and gun-carrying (VSG) are at risk for perpetrating fatal interpersonal violence and self-harm.

Aims

We characterize these youth to inform prevention efforts.

Methods

We analyzed 2004 data from 3,931 7th, 9th, and 11–12th grade youth and compared VSG youth (n=66) to non-gun carrying youth who either had no histories of violence or suicidal thoughts/behavior (n=1,839), histories of violence (n=884), histories of suicidal thoughts/behaviors (n=552), or both (n=590). We compared groups based on demographic factors, risk factors (i.e., friends who engage in delinquency, peer-violence victimization, depressive symptoms, illicit substance use), and protective factors (i.e., school connectedness, parental care and supervision). Regression models identified factors associated with VSG youth.

Results

Illicit substance use and having friends who engage in delinquency were more common among VSG youth in all comparisons; almost all VSG youth had high-levels of these factors. Depressive symptoms were positively associated with VSG youth versus youth without either violent or suicide-related histories and youth with violent histories alone. School connectedness and parental supervision were negatively associated with VSG youth in most comparisons.

Conclusions

Family-focused and school-based interventions that increase connectedness while reducing delinquency and substance use might prevent these violent tendencies.


Subject:
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Adolescent
Child
Depression
Female
Firearms
Humans
Juvenile Delinquency
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting
Peer Group
Protective Factors
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders
Suicidal Ideation
Surveys And Questionnaires
Violence

Source:
Crisis. 37(6):402-414
Pubmed ID:
27245809
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5133189
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:1f224aad3547d543a5a1f949f88cad030640ef724afd38dfd5389f01936f7ade
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