Risk-taking among adolescents who say they can get a handgun.
In a survey of 5657 community-residing adolescents, those who said they could get a handgun in two days reported similar and those who said they could not get a handgun reported fewer risk behaviors and less violence perpetration and victimization than adolescents who have their own handgun. Adolescents who said they could get a handgun reported more exposure to and experience with firearms than those who said they could not get a handgun. Risk reduction efforts regarding adolescents should be expanded to include adolescents who say they can get a handgun.
Vittes
Katherine A
KA
School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772, USA. kavittes@ucla.edu
Sorenson
Susan B
SB
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013334:Students