Risk factors for gun-related behaviors among urban out-of-treatment substance using women.
We examine the prevalence and factors associated with lifetime gun-carrying among 858 urban out-of-treatment substance using women using data collected between 2000 and 2004 in a large Midwestern city. Instruments assessed gun ownership, carrying and access, psychopathology and personal lifestyle risk factors. Analyses were conducted using logistic regression. Illegal activities for income and lifetime violent victimization were the most significant predictors of gun carrying. The implications for practice and future research are discussed along with the study's limitations. The work was supported by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
School of Social Work, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63121, USA. Sharon_ Johnson@umsl.edu
Sharon D
SD
Johnson
Linda B
LB
Cottler
Arbi
A
Ben Abdallah
Catina
C
O'Leary
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055030:Drug Users / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011599:Psychopathology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data