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Special Section Introduction: Revitalizing Developmental Research on Adolescent Gun Involvement
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology ( IF 5.077 ) Pub Date : 2021-06-04 , DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2021.1913742
Dustin A Pardini 1 , Edward Mulvey 2
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ABSTRACT

Although firearm violence is universally recognized as a paramount public health problem in the United States, for nearly two decades a Congressional budget amendment prevented federal agencies from funding research aimed at understanding the antecedents and consequences of gun violence. These restrictions have been lifted in recent years; however, the field is struggling to overcome a considerable lapse in developmentally-informed longitudinal research on adolescent gun involvement. Some key areas in need of further investigation include: (a) examining developmental and gender differences in risk factors for adolescent gun carrying, (b) clarifying the mechanisms through which socio–economic disadvantage confers risk for engaging in adolescent gun violence, (c) identifying proximal risk and protective factors that are associated with engagement in adolescent gun violence among high risk youth, and (d) delineating the unique effect the exposure to gun violence has on adolescents’ emotional and behavioral problems. This special section was organized in an attempt to revitalize research on these issues using a diverse array of longitudinal data sets consisting of both epidemiological and juvenile justice samples. Collectively, the findings from these studies are based upon repeated assessments conducted from childhood through early adulthood, making this set of papers uniquely positioned to advance our understanding of adolescent gun involvement from a developmental perspective.



中文翻译:

专题介绍:振兴青少年枪支参与的发展研究

摘要

尽管枪支暴力被普遍认为是美国最重要的公共卫生问题,但近二十年来,国会预算修正案阻止联邦机构资助旨在了解枪支暴力的前因和后果的研究。近年来,这些限制已被取消;然而,该领域正在努力克服有关青少年枪支参与的发育知情纵向研究的相当大的失误。需要进一步调查的一些关键领域包括:(a) 检查青少年携带枪支风险因素的发育和性别差异,(b) 阐明社会经济劣势导致青少年枪支暴力风险的机制,(c) 确定与高危青年参与青少年枪支暴力相关的近端风险和保护因素,以及 (d) 描述接触枪支暴力对青少年情绪和行为问题的独特影响。这个特别部分的组织旨在使用由流行病学和少年司法样本组成的各种纵向数据集来振兴对这些问题的研究。总的来说,这些研究的结果是基于从童年到成年早期进行的反复评估,这使得这组论文具有独特的定位,可以从发展的角度促进我们对青少年枪支参与的理解。(d) 描述接触枪支暴力对青少年情绪和行为问题的独特影响。这个特别部分的组织旨在使用由流行病学和少年司法样本组成的各种纵向数据集来振兴对这些问题的研究。总的来说,这些研究的结果是基于从童年到成年早期进行的反复评估,这使得这组论文具有独特的定位,可以从发展的角度促进我们对青少年枪支参与的理解。(d) 描述接触枪支暴力对青少年情绪和行为问题的独特影响。这个特别部分的组织旨在使用由流行病学和少年司法样本组成的各种纵向数据集来振兴对这些问题的研究。总的来说,这些研究的结果是基于从童年到成年早期进行的反复评估,这使得这组论文具有独特的定位,可以从发展的角度促进我们对青少年枪支参与的理解。

更新日期:2021-06-04
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