Although prior studies have examined the association between sexual violence victimization and violent behaviors, few studies have investigated the association between sexual violence victimization and weapon carrying among adolescents in the United States. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between sexual violence victimization and weapon carrying among adolescents. Data for this study came from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. An analytic sample of 13,605 adolescents aged 12–18 years old was analyzed using binary logistic regression. The outcome variable investigated in this study was weapon carrying during the past 30 days, and the main explanatory variable investigated was sexual violence victimization during the past year. Of the 13,605 adolescents, 13.6% reported carrying a weapon at least once during the past 30 days. A little over one in ten adolescents (11.8%) experienced sexual violence victimization during the past year. In the multivariable logistic regression, adolescents who were victims of sexual violence had 1.82 times higher odds of reporting carrying a weapon when compared to their non-victimized counterparts (AOR = 1.82, p < .001, 95% CI = 1.44–2.30). Symptoms of depression partially attenuate the association between sexual violence victimization and weapon carrying. Other significant factors associated with weapon carrying include male gender, bullying victimization, obesity, and substance use. Adolescents who self-identified as Black/African American, Hispanic, or Asian were significantly less likely to carry a weapon. The findings of this study underscore the importance of improving safety in schools by developing appropriate interventions to reduce sexual violence and weapon carrying among adolescents.

尽管先前的研究已经检查了性暴力受害与暴力行为之间的关联，但是很少有研究调查了美国青少年性暴力受害与武器携带之间的联系。这项研究的目的是调查性暴力受害与青少年武器携带之间的联系。这项研究的数据来自2019年青少年风险行为调查。使用二元逻辑回归分析了13,605名12-18岁青少年的分析样本。这项研究调查的结果变量是过去30天的武器携带情况，调查的主要解释变量是过去一年中的性暴力受害情况。在13,605名青少年中，有13名。6％的人报告说在过去30天内至少携带一次武器。在过去的一年中，十分之多的青少年（11.8％）遭受了性暴力侵害。在多变量Logistic回归中，遭受性暴力侵害的青少年报告携带武器的几率是未受害青少年的1.82倍（AOR  = 1.82，p  <.001，95％CI = 1.44–2.30）。抑郁症的症状部分削弱了性暴力受害与武器携带之间的联系。与携带武器有关的其他重要因素包括男性，欺凌受害者，肥胖和使用毒品。自称为黑人/非裔美国人，西班牙裔或亚洲裔的青少年携带武器的可能性大大降低。这项研究的结果强调了通过制定适当的干预措施以减少青少年中的性暴力和携带武器来提高学校安全的重要性。