TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and correlates of victimization and weapon carrying among military- and nonmilitary-connected youth in Southern California
AU - Gilreath, Tamika D.
AU - Astor, Ron A.
AU - Cederbaum, Julie A.
AU - Atuel, Hazel
AU - Benbenishty, Rami
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - Objectives: The present analysis sought to explore the normative rates and correlates of school victimization and weapon carrying among military-connected and nonmilitary-connected youth in public schools in Southern California. Methods: Data are from a sub-sample of the 2011 California Healthy Kids Survey (N. = 14,512). Items to assess victimization and weapon carrying were separated into three categories: physical acts (e.g., being pushed or shoved), nonphysical acts (e.g., having rumors spread about them) and weapon carrying. Results: The bivariate results indicate that youth with a military-connected parent had higher rates of physical victimization (56.8%), nonphysical victimization (68.1%), and weapon carrying (14.4%) compared to those with siblings serving (55.2%, 65.2%, and 11.4%, respectively) and nonmilitary-connected (50.3%, 61.6%, and 8.9%, respectively) youth. Having a parent in the military increased the odds of weapon carrying by 29% (Odds Ratio. = 1.29, 95% confidence interval. = 1.02-1.65). Changing schools and a larger number of family member deployments in the past 10. years were associated with significant increases in the likelihood of victimization and weapon carrying. Conclusions: The results of this analysis warrant a focus on school supports for youth experiencing parental military service, multiple relocations and deployments of a family member.
AB - Objectives: The present analysis sought to explore the normative rates and correlates of school victimization and weapon carrying among military-connected and nonmilitary-connected youth in public schools in Southern California. Methods: Data are from a sub-sample of the 2011 California Healthy Kids Survey (N. = 14,512). Items to assess victimization and weapon carrying were separated into three categories: physical acts (e.g., being pushed or shoved), nonphysical acts (e.g., having rumors spread about them) and weapon carrying. Results: The bivariate results indicate that youth with a military-connected parent had higher rates of physical victimization (56.8%), nonphysical victimization (68.1%), and weapon carrying (14.4%) compared to those with siblings serving (55.2%, 65.2%, and 11.4%, respectively) and nonmilitary-connected (50.3%, 61.6%, and 8.9%, respectively) youth. Having a parent in the military increased the odds of weapon carrying by 29% (Odds Ratio. = 1.29, 95% confidence interval. = 1.02-1.65). Changing schools and a larger number of family member deployments in the past 10. years were associated with significant increases in the likelihood of victimization and weapon carrying. Conclusions: The results of this analysis warrant a focus on school supports for youth experiencing parental military service, multiple relocations and deployments of a family member.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Military
KW - School victimization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84893865863&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.12.002
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C2 - 24333605
AN - SCOPUS:84893865863
SN - 0091-7435
VL - 60
SP - 21
EP - 26
JO - Preventive Medicine
JF - Preventive Medicine
ER -