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Growing Up With Guns: Findings from a Nationally Representative Survey of Youth and Young Adults
Fri, Nov 15, 3:30 to 4:50pm, Salon 13 - Lower B2 LevelSession Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel
Abstract/Description
Firearms are the second leading cause of death among youth and adolescents. Understanding the range of youth exposure to gun violence is of critical importance. The Growing Up With Guns (GWG) Study is a longitudinal survey of U.S. youth and young adults ages 10-34 on indirect and direct exposure to firearm violence using the AmeriSpeak panel. Based on the first wave of data, we will present findings from 5,311 youth and young adults. First, we will present past year and lifetime prevalence of firearm violence victimization, perpetration, and thoughts of self-harm. Next, we will describe characteristics of gun carrying and examine the effects of individual forms of victimization and poly-victimization on gun carrying, separately for male and females. Lastly, we will present findings on the co-occurrence profiles of forms of exposure. Educators and policymakers may build on these results, in aggregate and for subgroups, to develop prevention interventions.
Sub Unit
Individual Presentations
Prevalence of Youth Firearm Violence Victimization, Perpetration, and the Overlap by Demographic Characteristics - Bruce Taylor, NORC at the University of Chicago; Kimberly Mitchell, University of New Hampshire; Heather Turner, University of New Hampshire; Jackie Sheridan-Johnson, NORC at the University of Chicago; Victoria Banyard, Rutgers University; Weiwei Liu, NORC at the University of Chicago; Elizabeth Mumford, NORC at the University of Chicago; Caroline Lancaster, NORC at the University of Chicago; Veronica Pletsch, NORC at the University of Chicago
Gun-Violence Exposure and General Victimization as Risk Factors for Gun Carrying in a National US Sample of Youth and Young Adults - Heather Turner, University of New Hampshire; Kimberly Mitchell, University of New Hampshire; Bruce Taylor, NORC at the University of Chicago; Weiwei Liu, NORC at the University of Chicago
Latent Profiles of Firearm Violence and Exposure Among Youth and Young Adults in the US - Weiwei Liu, NORC at the University of Chicago; Jackie Sheridan-Johnson, NORC at the University of Chicago; Kimberly Mitchell, University of New Hampshire; Victoria Banyard, Rutgers University; Elizabeth Mumford, NORC at the University of Chicago; Bruce Taylor, NORC at the University of Chicago