+ Emotional distress, alcohol use, and peer violence among Mexican-American and European-American adolescents
- Author:
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Tschann, J. M. / Flores, E. / Pasch, L. A. / VanOss Marin, B.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Adolesc Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Alcohol, Ethnicity, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Alcohol, European-American, Mexican-American, Violence
The article examines the association between emotional distress, alcohol use, and peer violence among 12-15 year olds. A total of 297 respondents were sampled from the membership list of a health care...
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+ The intention of adolescents to carry a knife or a gun: a study of low-income African-American adolescents
- Author:
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Lane MA / Cunningham SD / Ellen JM
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- J Adolesc Health
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Gun Carrying
- Keywords:
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African-American, Gun carrying, Victimization, delinquency, knife carrying
The authors examined the motivation for African-American adolescents to carry a knife or a gun (specifically the roles of fear of victimization and prior history of delinquency), using a household-based...
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+ Episodic and persistent gun-carrying among urban African-American adolescents
- Author:
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Steinman, K. J. / Zimmerman, M. A.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Adolesc Health
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Gun Carrying, Local, Students, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, African-American, Firearms, Violence, risk factor
The authors examined the risk factors influencing occasional and persistent gun-carrying by urban African-American adolescents, interviewing 705 African-American high school students from four public...
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