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Direct linkSorenson, Susan B.; Cook, Philip J. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2008
Firearms are a leading cause of mortality among adolescents, and the guns that adolescents use to harm themselves or others often come from their own homes. In this statewide, multilanguage, community-based survey of 5,704 coresiding pairs of adolescents and their parents, we asked about guns in the home and compared their responses. The…
Descriptors: Weapons, Parent Attitudes, Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes
Vittes, Katherine A.; Sorenson, Susan B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2005
Most research on adolescents and firearms focuses on urban populations, handguns, and homicide. This study examines the prevalence and correlates of recreational gun use (RGU)--for hunting or target shooting--among 5,801 community-residing 12- to 17-year-old Californians. Data are from the first statewide California Health Interview Survey (CHIS),…
Descriptors: Weapons, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Recreational Activities
