%0 Journal Article
%T Variables associated with weapon-carrying among young adolescents in southern California
%J Journal of Adolescent Health
%D 2007
%A Rudatsikira, Emmanuel
%A Singh, P.
%A Job, Jayakaran
%A Knutsen, Synnove
%V 40
%N 5
%P 470-473
%X In a multiethnic sample of 542 young adolescents, we examined the relation between victimization and weapon carrying in a school-based prevalence survey. Physical victimization contributed to this association in boys and relational victimization contributed to this association among girls. The findings support a gender-specific approach to designing violence prevention programs in the schools.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1054-139X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.011