Reducing Gun Carrying by Youth

Ash, Peter; Kellerman, Arthur L.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.155.3.330

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“…Because handgun carrying is an important precursor of adolescent firearm-related harm, studying its longitudinal patterns can inform the timing of prevention programs. Longitudinal trajectories flexibly examine different behavioral patterns, the relative size of the groups, and may inform when, for whom, and on which risk factors to focus prevention efforts .…”

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Trajectories of Handgun Carrying in Rural Communities From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood

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Key Points Question What are the patterns, frequency, and duration of handgun carrying among youths growing up in rural areas? Findings This cohort study of 2002 rural students found 6 distinct trajectories of handgun carrying, with many youths initiating handgun carrying at least as early as 12 years of age, and more than 20% of some groups carrying a handgun 40 or more times in the past 12 months. Meaning This study suggests that prevention programs to reduce the risk of firearm-related harm should be delivered early in the elementary school period.

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Trajectories of Handgun Carrying in Rural Communities From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood

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“…About 91% of homicides and 52% of suicides among this population involved a firearm 1 . Handgun carrying is associated with firearm‐related harm, both interpersonal and self‐directed 2,3 . Recent evidence suggests that rural adolescents may initiate handgun carrying earlier and carry with a higher frequency and duration than their urban counterparts, and handgun carrying is associated with bullying, physical violence, and other risk factors for violence 4–6 .…”

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“…1 Handgun carrying is associated with firearm-related harm, both interpersonal and self-directed. 2,3 Recent evidence suggests that rural adolescents may initiate handgun carrying earlier and carry with a higher frequency and duration than their urban counterparts, and handgun carrying is associated with bullying, physical violence, and other risk factors for violence. [4][5][6] Preventing or delaying handgun carrying among rural adolescents may be an important strategy for preventing firearm-related harm.…”

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The association of alcohol use and heavy drinking with subsequent handgun carrying among youth from rural areas

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Schleimer

Dalve

et al. 2023

The Journal of Rural Health

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PurposeAlcohol use and handgun carrying are more prevalent among youth in rural than urban areas and their association may be stronger among rural adolescents. Alcohol use may be modifiable with implications for reducing handgun carrying and firearm‐related harm. We examined the association between lagged alcohol use and subsequent handgun carrying in rural areas and examined variation in the association by developmental stages, hypothesizing that it would be stronger among adolescents than youth adults.MethodsWe used a longitudinal sample of 2,002 adolescents from ages 12 to 26 growing up in 12 rural communities in 7 states with surveys collected from 2004 to 2019. We estimated the association of lagged past‐month alcohol use on handgun carrying in the subsequent 12 months using population‐average generalized estimating equations with logistic regression on multiply imputed data.FindingsDuring adolescence (ages 12‐18), those who drank heavily had 1.43 times the odds (95% CI = [1.01, 2.03]) of subsequent handgun carrying compared to those who did not drink alcohol, and those who consumed alcohol but did not drink heavily had 1.30 times the odds of subsequent handgun carrying compared to those who did not drink (95% CI = [0.98, 1.71]). During young adulthood (ages 19‐26), associations of alcohol use (OR = 1.28; 95% CI = [0.94, 1.63]) and heavy drinking (OR = 1.38; 95% CI = [1.08, 1.68]) were similar to adolescence.ConclusionsAlcohol use and subsequent handgun carrying were positively associated during adolescence and young adulthood among individuals who grew up in rural areas, similar to findings in urban areas. Reducing alcohol use may be an important strategy to prevent handgun carrying and firearm‐related harm among young people in rural areas.

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Developmental Comorbidity of Substance Use and Handgun Carrying Among U.S. Youth

Dong

2021

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Reducing Gun Carrying by Youth

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Trajectories of Handgun Carrying in Rural Communities From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood

Trajectories of Handgun Carrying in Rural Communities From Early Adolescence to Young Adulthood

The association of alcohol use and heavy drinking with subsequent handgun carrying among youth from rural areas

Developmental Comorbidity of Substance Use and Handgun Carrying Among U.S. Youth

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