+ Injury prevention advice in top-selling parenting books
- Author:
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Hunter, W. M. / Helou, S. / Saluja, G. / Runyan, C. W. / Coyne-Beasley, T.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Child, Injury, Literature, PREVENTION, Parents
The authors reviewed 46 top selling parenting books on health and/or safety published between 1984 and 2003. Of books geared toward parents of younger children, none of the top 10 messages related to...
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+ The gender gap among teen survey respondents: why are boys more likely to report a gun in the home than girls?
- Author:
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Cook, P. J. / Sorenson, S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, Ownership
- Keywords:
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Child, Family Health, Household Gun, Parent
The authors analyzed data from the California Health Interview Survey of 2001 that includes over 4,000 marital households. Both a parent and adolescent child (12-17 years old) were asked whether there...
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+ Preliminary evaluation of a parent training program to prevent gunplay
- Author:
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Gross, Amy / Miltenberger, Raymond / Knudson, Peter / Bosch, Amanda / Breitwieser, Carrie Brower
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Behavior, Child, Parent
This small study evaluated the effectiveness of using parents to deliver a behavioral skills training program designed to teach children gun safety skills. At three month follow up, three out of four...
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+ 'We've got a gun?': Comparing reports of adolescents and their parents about household firearms
- Author:
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Sorenson SD / Cook PJ
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Journal of Community Psychology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, State
- Keywords:
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Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Household firearms, Living Arrangements, Parents
The authors compared survey responses about firearms in the home according to 5,704 corresponding pairs of adolescents and their parents in California. The proportions of parents and adolescents responding...
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+ Impact of pediatricians' perceived self-efficacy and confidence on violence prevention counseling, A national study
- Author:
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Finch SA / Weiley V / Ip EH / Barkin S
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention, Storage
- Keywords:
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Confidence, Gun removal, Parents, Pediatrician, Violence
The authors surveyed a random sample of American Academy of Pediatrics Fellows, who provide health supervision for children ages 2-11, on violence prevention topics. Most pediatricians (64%) reported...
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+ Mitigating the Effects of Gun Violence on Children and Youth
- Author:
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Garbarino, James / Bradshaw, Catherine P. / Vorrasi, Joseph A.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- The Future of Children
- Topics:
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Age Group, Mental Health
- Keywords:
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Mental Health Personnel, Parents, child development, gun violence, psychological effects
The authors review research on the psychological impact of gun violence on youth. They note that children in general are at risk for negative psychological effects, such as anger, withdrawal, post-traumatic...
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+ A Year after Columbine Public Looks To Parents More Than Schools to Prevent Violence
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Non-journal
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Public Opinion, Students, U.S. / National.
- Keywords:
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Child safety, GUN control, Legislation, elementary school education, national surveys, parent responsibility, parents, public opinion, school safety, schools, telephone surveys, violence
A total of 1000 adults nationwide, including 283 parents of children aged 5 to 17 years, were interviewed by telephone from April 12 to16, 2000, one year after a high school shooting in Littleton, Colorado,...
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+ Children and guns in a well child cohort
- Author:
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Stevens, M. M. / Gaffney, C. A. / Tosteson, T. D. / Mott, L. A. / Olson, A. / Ahrens, M. B. / Konings, E. K.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Prev Med
- Topics:
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Age Group, Alcohol, Medical
- Keywords:
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AGE, Alcohol, Children, Parents, access
3,145 10 to 12-year old children and 3,145 parents in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont participated in a survey to assess children’s access to and use of guns. The survey was distributed at...
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+ Seeing is believing: What do boys do when they find a real gun?
- Author:
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Jackman, G. A. / Farah, M. M. / Kellermann, A. L. / Simon, H. K.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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age group, storage
- Keywords:
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AGE, Child Behavior, Parents, child access
To assess how young boys (ages 8-12) behave when they find a real gun, the authors observed 29 groups of boys (n=64) in a room with 2 toy guns and 1 real gun (disabled) placed in cabinet drawers. They...
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+ Programs Target Youth Violence Prevention
- Author:
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Lamberg, Lynne
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- Topics:
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Criminology, Education/Counseling, Law Enforcement, Local, Public Health
- Keywords:
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mentor, parenting skills, probation, youth violence prevention
The author describes several youth violence prevention programs across the country and evaluates their impact. These programs range from the Youth Violence Reduction Project in Philadelphia, Pa, which...
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