Weapon carrying among black adolescents: A social network perspective

G.P. Myers, G.A. McGrady, C. Marrow and C.W. Mueller

American Journal of Public Health, 1997, vol. 87, issue 6, 1038-1040

Abstract: Objectives. This report describes the salience of social networks to the phenomena of adolescent weapon carrying. Methods. A random-walk network sampling design was used to survey 113 adolescents about topics, including weapon carrying. Results. In a probability sample of 12- to 15-year-olds, 20.9% reported ever carrying a weapon. Carriers were eight times as likely as noncarriers to report weapon carrying by an older associate, and 19 times as likely to report weapon carrying by a peer. A significant dose-response effect was present. Conclusions. This evidence supports the interpretation that modeling of weapon carrying by personal network members is important for its initiation and maintenance in adolescence.

Date: 1997
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