+ Adolescent Violence: The Protective Effects of Youth Assets
- Author:
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Aspy CB / Oman RF / Vesely SK / McLeroy K / Rodine S / Marshall L
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Counseling and Development
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Gun Carrying, Students
- Keywords:
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Gun carrying, inner-city, interview, physical fighting
The authors examined the association between demographic and social characteristics, and the prevalence of physical fighting and weapon carrying in adolescents attending school and in Grades 6 through...
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+ Effects of gun admonitions on the behaviors and attitudes of school-aged boys
- Author:
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Hardy, M. S.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Dev Behav Pediatr
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Social Science, Students
- Keywords:
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African-American, Behavior, admonition, boy, gun
The author evaluated the impact of gun admonitions on boys’ preferences for and behavior in the presence of a gun, using a sample of 55, mostly African-American, boys from a summer camp for disadvantaged...
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+ Representations of Handguns by Young Adults in the US and UK
- Author:
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John E. Puddifoot, Leslie / Claire A. Cooke, Leslie
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gender, International, Public Opinion, Social Science, Students
- Keywords:
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COLLEGE students, GREAT Britain, GUN control, UNITED States, culture.
The authors examined the effect of location and gender on the attitudes to handguns on nine dimensions (whether handguns represent freedom, independence, power, danger, control, violence, or madness,...
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+ Gun Control Attitudes and the Criminal Justice Student: Do Differences Exist?
- Author:
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Payne, Brian K. / Riedel Jr, Robert
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- College Student Journal
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Gender, Ownership, Students, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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GUN control, STUDENTS -- United States, UNITED States
The authors assessed the attitudes of students towards gun control, using a sample of 119 criminal justice majors and 135 students enrolled in general studies and interdisciplinary courses in a medium-sized...
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+ High school students' attitudes about firearms policies
- Author:
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Vittes, K. A. / Sorenson, S. B. / Gilbert, D.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Adolesc Health
- Topics:
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Gender, Legislation and Policy, Students, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Attitude, firearm, gender differences, guns
The authors compared high school students’ attitudes about firearm policies with those of adults using information from the Hamilton Youth and Guns Poll, a national survey of high school students on their...
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