Objective A greater understanding of gun-related attitudes is necessary to develop, implement, and analyze gun violence prevention policies and interventions. Previous sociological research theorized that men’s gun-related attitudes and behaviors are influenced by...
Objective At the time, the 2016 Pulse Nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida, was the most devastating mass shooting in the United States, with 49 people dead and dozens more injured. We examined American attitudes about gun legislation in its aftermath, paying...
Objective Although gun violence is a significant public health concern, many aspects of gun violence remain grossly understudied, including factors that shape firearm perceptions and beliefs. Trauma exposure and levels of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) may play...
In this study, we examine whether youth who are exposed to more weapons violence are subsequently more likely to behave violently with weapons. We use data collected with a 3-cohort, 4-wave, 10-year longitudinal study of 426 high-risk youth from Flint, Michigan, who...
Introduction Childhood exposure to neighborhood firearm violence adversely affects mental and physical health across the life course. Study objectives were to (1) quantify racial disparities in these exposures across the U.S. and (2) assess changes during the COVID-19...
