Handgun carrying is associated with a wide range of delinquent behaviors, but very little is known about sex differences in this behavior and current trends in handgun carrying in the United States. Using data from the 2002 to 2015 National Study of Drug Use and Health surveys, we found that the prevalence of handgun carrying among girls nearly doubled from 0.9% to 1.7% with most of this increase seen among non-Hispanic White and Hispanic girls. Although boys are more likely to carry handguns, approximately 20% of the total handgun carrying by adolescents in the United States occurs among girls. Both male and female adolescents who have carried a handgun in the past year evince a behavioral profile that is characterized by substance use, versatile delinquency, elevated risk propensity, and substantial school and family problems. However, adjusted odds ratios are consistently higher for females, suggesting that girls who engage in handgun carrying represent an important subgroup of potentially pernicious offenders that should be targeted for primary and tertiary prevention and juvenile justice system oversight.

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美国青少年手枪携带率和相关性的性别差异

手枪携带与多种犯罪行为有关，但对于这种行为的性别差异以及美国手枪携带的当前趋势知之甚少。使用2002年至2015年《美国全国药物滥用与健康研究》调查的数据，我们发现女孩手枪携带率从0.9％增至1.7％，几乎翻了一番，其中大部分是非西班牙裔白人和西班牙裔女孩。尽管男孩携带手枪的可能性更高，但在美国，青少年携带的手枪总量中约有20％发生在女孩当中。过去一年中携带手枪的男性和女性青少年都表现出一种行为特征，其特征在于使用毒品，多才多艺的犯罪行为，高风险倾向以及严重的学校和家庭问题。然而，