Psychology
The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Rates of youth firearm exposure and carriage are well-established, but less work has examined how exposure to police violence and firearm violence, as victim or witness, may be associated with beliefs in gun ownership for society or access to guns. This study used survey data from a multiracial sample of 276 youth living in New Orleans, Louisiana (M age = 17.76) to examine these associations. Results from binary logistic regressions confirmed a significant association between higher belief in gun ownership for safety and all violence exposures, directly and indirectly. We did not find support for an association between gun access and any violence exposures. The findings shed light on pathways to firearm violence risk and provide critical information on youth firearm attitudes.
Publication Title
Youth and Society
Publication Date
2024
ISSN
0044-118X
DOI
10.1177/0044118X241281934
Keywords
urban context, victimization, violent behavior
Repository Citation
Moss, Lolita; Contreras, Lexie M.; Shu, Tian; Theall, Katherine P.; Fleckman, Julia M.; and Francois, Samantha, "The Role of Firearm and Police Violence Exposure in Youth Firearm Beliefs and Access" (2024). Psychology. 925.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_psychology/925
