Multiple factors, not just mental illness, associated with gun possession, violence among youths
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 04:31
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study applies the latest computational methodologies to nationally representative data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Researchers identified more than 40 different behavioral factors other than mental illness that are strongly associated with gun possession. These include heroin use, substance use on school property, having been injured in a fight, and having been a victim of sexual violence.