TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Characteristics of youth with combined histories of violent behavior, suicidal ideation or behavior, and gun-carrying
JO  - Crisis
A1  - Logan, Joseph E.
A1  - Vagi, Kevin J.
A1  - Gorman-Smith, Deborah
SP  - 402
EP  - 414
VL  - 37
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: Youth reporting combined histories of nonfatal violence, suicidal ideation/behavior, and gun-carrying (VSG) are at risk for perpetrating fatal interpersonal violence and self-harm. AIMS: We characterized these youth to inform prevention efforts. <br><br>METHOD: We analyzed 2004 data from 3,931 seventh-, ninth-, and 11-12th-grade youth and compared VSG youth (n = 66) with non-gun carrying youth who either had no histories of violence or suicidal thoughts/behavior (n = 1,839), histories of violence (n = 884), histories of suicidal thoughts/behaviors (n = 552), or both (n = 590). We compared groups based on demographic factors, risk factors (i.e., friends who engage in delinquency, peer-violence victimization, depressive symptoms, illicit substance use), and protective factors (i.e., school connectedness, parental care and supervision). Regression models identified factors associated with VSG youth. <br><br>RESULTS: Illicit substance use and having friends who engage in delinquency were more common among VSG youth in all comparisons; almost all VSG youth had high levels of these factors. Depressive symptoms were positively associated with VSG youth versus youth without either violent or suicide-related histories and youth with violent histories alone. School connectedness and parental supervision were negatively associated with VSG youth in most comparisons. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Family-focused and school-based interventions that increase connectedness while reducing delinquency and substance use might prevent these violent tendencies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0227-5910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000389
ID  - ref1
ER  -