@article{ref1,
title="Weapon possession among college students: a study from a midwestern university",
journal="International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology",
year="2014",
author="Jang, Hyunseok and Kang, Ji Hyon and Dierenfeldt, Rick and Lindsteadt, Greg",
volume="59",
number="11",
pages="1239-1259",
abstract="Weapon possession on college campuses causes great concern, but there remains a lack of research examining the determinants of this phenomenon. Previous studies addressing weapon possession have primarily focused on either K-12 or the general adult population. Unlike previous studies, this study examined the weapon possession among college students using data collected from a mid-sized university in Missouri, and 451 students participated. Weapon possession and other theoretical factors were measured through the self-administered survey. Logistical regression analysis revealed that weapon socialization was the most significant factor in predicting student weapon carrying. Also, gender and age were significant factors in explaining campus-based weapon possession. This research has a limitation with generalizability because the data were collected from only a single university with convenient sampling. Future studies need to cover a wider range of college students from a variety of different universities with random sampling.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-624X",
doi="10.1177/0306624X14536371",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X14536371"
}