@article{ref1,
title="The role of adolescent friendship group integration and cohesion in weapon-related violent crime as a young adult",
journal="Journal of youth and adolescence",
year="2017",
author="Mundt, Marlon P. and Antonaccio, Olena P. and French, Michael T. and Zakletskaia, Larissa I.",
volume="46",
number="8",
pages="1643-1660",
abstract="Weapon-related violent crime is a serious, complex, and multifaceted public health problem. The present study uses data from Waves I and III of Add Health (n = 10,482, 54% female) to examine how friendship group integration and cohesion in adolescence (ages 12-19) is associated with weapon-related criminal activity as a young adult (ages 18-26). <br><br>RESULTS indicate that greater cohesion in friendship groups is associated with significantly lower weapon-related criminal activity in young adulthood. In addition, for adolescent girls, a greater number of close friendship ties-an indicator of friendship group integration-is associated with less weapon-related criminal activity in young adulthood. These findings suggest that school-based initiatives to facilitate inclusive and cohesive adolescent peer communities may be an effective strategy to curb weapon-related criminal activity in young adulthood.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2891",
doi="10.1007/s10964-017-0631-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0631-6"
}