@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence and risk factors associated with carrying a gun to school during adolescence: a statewide study of middle and high school students",
journal="Journal of school violence",
year="2020",
author="Docherty, Meagan and Sweeten, Gary and Craig, Tyleia and Yang, Vevette J. H. and Decrop, Romain and Beardslee, Jordan and Piquero, Alex and Clark, Catie and Pardini, Dustin",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="35-47",
abstract="Although studies have identified risk factors for adolescent handgun carrying, previous research on risk factors for carrying a handgun to school specifically is sparse. This study examines self-report data from 122,840 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students from 426 schools across Arizona, from three survey administrations (2014, 2016, and 2018). In each year, 0.5% to 0.8% of students reported carrying a handgun to school in the past year, and roughly half of the schools had at least one student who brought a gun to school. Multinomial logistic regression model results indicated that youth who carry a handgun to school are generally indistinguishable from non-school carriers; both kinds of carrying can be explained by risk factors related to criminal lifestyle, differential association, and fear of victimization theories. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that programs aimed at reducing handgun carrying more generally might have an impact on carrying a gun to school.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1538-8220",
doi="10.1080/15388220.2019.1703718",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2019.1703718"
}