Predictors of Weapon Carrying in Youth Attending Drop-in Centers

Objective: To test and compare 2 predictive models of weapon carrying in youth (n 308) recruited from 4 drop-in centers in San Diego and Imperial counties.Methods: Both models were based on the Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM).Results: The first and second models significantly explained 39 and 53 o...

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Published in:American journal of health behavior 2009-11, Vol.33 (6), p.745-758
Main Authors: Blumberg, Elaine J., Liles, Sandy, Kelley, Norma J., Hovell, Melbourne F., Bousman, Chad A., Shillington, Audrey M., Ji, Ming, Clapp, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
African Americans
Aggression
Behavioral Science Research
California
Community Health Services
Correctional Institutions
Counties
Daily Living Skills
Drop-In Centers
Dropout Prevention
Family Problems
Female
Forecasting
Grade 9
Group Counseling
High School Students
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Independent Living
Injuries
Institutionalized Persons
Learning Theories
Male
Models, Theoretical
Neighborhoods
Operant Conditioning
Peer Groups
Peer Influence
Predictor Variables
Prevention
Protective Factors
Racial Differences
Research Assistants
Risk Factors
Runaways
Social Services
Socialization
Surveys and Questionnaires
Suspension
Urban Areas
Violence
Weapon Carrying
Weapons
Weapons - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Youth Programs
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Summary:Objective: To test and compare 2 predictive models of weapon carrying in youth (n 308) recruited from 4 drop-in centers in San Diego and Imperial counties.Methods: Both models were based on the Behavioral Ecological Model (BEM).Results: The first and second models significantly explained 39 and 53 of the variance in weapon carrying, respectively, and both full models shared the significant predictors of being black(), being Hispanic (), peer modeling of weapon carrying/jail time (), and school suspensions ().Conclusions: Results suggest that the BEM offers a generalizable conceptual model that may inform prevention strategies for youth at greatest risk of weapon carrying.
ISSN:1087-3244
1945-7359
DOI:10.5993/AJHB.33.6.11