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1: J Adolesc Health. 2007 May;40(5):470-3. Epub 2007 Mar 9.
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Variables associated with weapon-carrying among young adolescents in southern California.

Rudatsikira E, Singh P, Job J, Knutsen S.

Department of Global Health, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, California 92354, USA. erudatsikira@llu.edu

In a multiethnic sample of 542 young adolescents, we examined the relation between victimization and weapon carrying in a school-based prevalence survey. Physical victimization contributed to this association in boys and relational victimization contributed to this association among girls. The findings support a gender-specific approach to designing violence prevention programs in the schools.

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PMID: 17448409 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]