ABSTRACT

The current study aims to examine and compare predictors of attitudinal support for campus carry and concealed carrying behaviors on a campus where faculty, staff, and students can legally carry a weapon. This explores the relationship between attitudes and behaviors as it relates to concealed weapons on campuses. Whereas attitudinal correlates conformed to prior literature, these correlates were not equally predictive of behavior. Respondents’ gender and if they voted for the 2016 Republican nominee predicted support for campus carry and concealed carrying behavior. When controlling for attitudes toward campus carry, voting behavior no longer predicted behavior. However, perceptions of police effectiveness were inversely related to carrying behavior. Although findings suggest that campus carry attitudes and concealed carry behaviors overlap, attitudinal support for campus carry is not wholly an adequate proxy for behavior. These findings suggest that improving perceptions of campuses’ ability to ensure student safety may influence carrying behavior.

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当前的研究旨在检查和比较在校，教职员工和学生可以合法携带武器的校园中，对校园携带和隐性携带行为的态度支持的预测因素。这探索了态度和行为之间的关系，因为它与校园中的隐藏武器有关。尽管态度相关性符合先前的文献，但这些相关性并不能同样地预测行为。受访者的性别，如果他们投票赞成2016年共和党候选人，则预计会支持校园随身携带和隐蔽的随身行为。当控制校园态度时，投票行为不再是预测行为。但是，对警察效力的看法与携带行为成反比。尽管研究结果表明校园随身携带的态度和隐蔽的随身携带行为重叠，对校园活动的态度支持并不能完全替代行为。这些发现表明，提高对校园确保学生安全能力的认识可能会影响携带行为。