Frequency and Predictors of Adolescent Worry for School Gun Violence In the United States: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

While school gun violence (SGV) incidents in the United States (U.S.) have risen sharply over the past decade, limited research has examined adolescent worries about SGV. We examined the frequency and correlates of SGV worry in a U.S. nationally representative sample of adolescents.

Methods

Data were from adolescent participants (14-17 years; N = 1017) in the 2022 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, a nationally representative study of sexual health experiences of people in the U.S. SGV worry was a single 5-point item (not at all worried - extremely worried). We used both weighted descriptive statistics to examine SGV frequency and random intercept mixed effects ordinal regression to examine demographic and background impact on SGV worry.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kirkland D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11875268 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature