Association between Victims of Bullying and Weapon Carrying Among High School Students in the United States

Schapiro, Lana E.; John, Majnu; Adesman, Andrew

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.10.099

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“…The likelihood of carrying a weapon on school property was 6 times higher in VOB who had been threatened or injured with a weapon or been in a physical fight on school property (last 12 months). Carrying a weapon was much more common in VOB previously threatened/injured, been in a physical fight and reported feeling unsafe at school . It is possible that the girls in this study with low ESE who reported carrying a weapon to school, were delayed in their development of emotion regulation and behavioral self‐control and were lacking in the skills to secure peer and professional assistance with issues at school related to aggression and violence.…”

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“…Girls in this study reporting low ESE and carrying a weapon to school could be either physical or electronic “victims of bullying” (VOB); moreover, feeling unsafe at school and bringing a weapon to school for protection or aggression, increases their risk for violence/aggression via their reduced ESE and emotion regulation. Schapiro et al examined recent national YRBS data and found that the majority of VOB (past 12 months) were girls and in lower high school grades. Schapiro et al also found that VOB were twice as likely to carry weapons in school and carry a gun in general (last 30 days).…”

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“…Schapiro et al examined recent national YRBS data and found that the majority of VOB (past 12 months) were girls and in lower high school grades. Schapiro et al also found that VOB were twice as likely to carry weapons in school and carry a gun in general (last 30 days). The likelihood of carrying a weapon on school property was 6 times higher in VOB who had been threatened or injured with a weapon or been in a physical fight on school property (last 12 months).…”

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Aggressive and Violent Behavior and Emotional Self‐Efficacy: Is There a Relationship for Adolescents?

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2017

Journal of School Health

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Results have implications for school- and community-based mental health services and social and emotional learning and aggression/violence prevention programs for adolescents. Measures of ESE as a component of comprehensive assessments of adolescent mental health, social and emotional learning and aggressive/violent behaviors in fieldwork, research, and program-evaluation efforts should be considered.

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Aggressive and Violent Behavior and Emotional Self‐Efficacy: Is There a Relationship for Adolescents?

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2017

Journal of School Health

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“…Previous research with YRBS 2011 data showed that school bullying victimization was associated with gun carrying (OR = 1.34; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.04, 1.74]), and weapon carrying at school (OR = 1.96; 95% CI = [1.61, 2.38]) (Schapiro, John, & Adesman, 2014). Other research with YRBS 2011 data showed that among female students, but not male students, school bullying victimization was significantly associated with carrying a weapon to school (female: OR = 1.9; 95% CI = [1.0, 3.5] vs. male: OR = 1.4, 95% CI = [0.9, 2.2]) (Hertz et al, 2015).…”

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Additive Interactions Between School Bullying Victimization and Gender on Weapon Carrying Among U.S. High School Students: Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2009 to 2015

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2019

J Interpers Violence

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The recent increase in the number of school shootings in the United States is a great concern. Consistent with General Strain Theory, previous research suggests that high school students who perpetrate gun violence have often experienced bullying victimization. This research investigated the interaction between gender and school bullying victimization on gun carrying, weapon carrying, and weapon carrying at school. Estimates of additive interaction were reported as recommended by the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines and compared with the estimates of multiplicative interaction. Data were used from a nationally representative survey of 61,042 U.S. high school students. Secondary analysis of pooled cross-sectional data from the 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey was done, using R to estimate interactive effects on an additive scale between male gender and school bullying victimization on weapon carrying. A significant association was found between school bullying victimization, and gun and weapon carrying. Estimates of additive interaction show that the relationship between school bullying victimization and gun or weapon carrying is significantly greater among males than females as predicted by General Strain Theory. School bullying victimization increases the rate of gun and weapon carrying among all students, and especially among male students. Most mass school shooters are male and most of them experience some form of bullying victimization. Consequently, bullying prevention is likely to be important in a national effort to reduce gun and weapon violence in U.S. schools. This research also illustrates why estimates of adjusted risk differences and additive interactions should be reported for interpersonal violence research.

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“…Bullying has been identified as an associated risk factor for weapon carrying, including gun carrying, among adolescents (Valdebenito et al, 2017 ; van Geel, Vedder, & Tanilon, 2014 ). In the United States, multiple studies have shown that adolescent victims of bullying were more likely to carry a weapon at school (Esselmont, 2014 ; Pham, Schapiro, John, & Adesman, 2017 ; Schapiro, John, & Adesman, 2014 ). Interestingly, being the perpetrator of bullying also increases the risk of weapon carrying (Dukes, Stein, & Zane, 2010 ; Valdebenito et al, 2017 ; Van Geel et al, 2014 ).…”

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Gender and Sexual Orientation Bullying Victimization are Associated with Gun Carrying Among Adolescent Boys

Ganson

2020

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Gun carrying and bullying victimization are associated among adolescent boys, however the type of the bullying remains relatively unknown. This study aimed to identify whether experiencing bullying victimization based on gender and sexual orientation is associated with carrying a gun to school among adolescent boys. A cross-sectional analysis among a representative sample of high school boys (n = 3672) from the 2015 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey was conducted. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were obtained using logistic regression analyses while controlling for grade level, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, suicidal ideation, alcohol and marijuana use, and gun access. Among the sample, 3.3% reported carrying a gun to school at least one time in the previous 12-months, 9.5% reported experiencing gender-based bullying victimization, and 7% reported experiencing sexual orientation-based bullying victimization. Regression analyses indicated that adolescent boys who experienced gender-based bullying victimization (OR 3.40, 95% CI 1.64, 5.62, p < .001) or sexual orientation-based bullying victimization (OR 3.57, 95% CI 1.91, 6.67, p < .001) had greater odds of reporting they carried a gun to school while controlling for grade level, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, suicidal ideation, alcohol and marijuana use, and gun access. These results expand upon previous gun carrying and bullying research by identifying the specific type of the bullying experienced and have important implications for social workers and school personnel. Importantly, these results emphasize the need to address two of the Grand Challenges for Social Work: building healthy relationships to end violence and ensuring the healthy development for all youth.

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Association between Victims of Bullying and Weapon Carrying Among High School Students in the United States

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Aggressive and Violent Behavior and Emotional Self‐Efficacy: Is There a Relationship for Adolescents?

Aggressive and Violent Behavior and Emotional Self‐Efficacy: Is There a Relationship for Adolescents?

Additive Interactions Between School Bullying Victimization and Gender on Weapon Carrying Among U.S. High School Students: Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2009 to 2015

Gender and Sexual Orientation Bullying Victimization are Associated with Gun Carrying Among Adolescent Boys

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