TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Weapon carrying among black adolescents: a social network perspective
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Myers, G. P.
A1  - McGrady, G. A.
A1  - Marrow, C.
A1  - Mueller, C. W.
SP  - 1038
EP  - 1040
VL  - 87
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This report describes the salience of social networks to the phenomena of adolescent weapon carrying. METHODS: A random-walk network sampling design was used to survey 113 adolescents about topics, including weapon carrying. RESULTS: In a probability sample of 12- to 15-year-olds, 20.9% reported ever carrying a weapon. Carriers were eight times as likely as noncarriers to report weapon carrying by an older associate, and 19 times as likely to report weapon carrying by a peer. A significant dose-response effect was present. CONCLUSIONS: This evidence supports the interpretation that modeling of weapon carrying by personal network members is important for its initiation and maintenance in adolescence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -