TY - JOUR
T1 - Weapon carrying in Israeli schools
T2 - The contribution of individual and school factors
AU - Khoury-Kassabri, Mona
AU - Astor, Ron Avi
AU - Benbenishty, Rami
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - The present study employed an ecological perspective to examine the relative predictive power of individual and school contextual factors on weapon carrying at school. The study is based on a nationally representative sample of 10,400 students in Grades 7 through 11 in 162 schools across Israel. Hierarchical logistic modeling examined the relationships between students and school-level variables and carrying weapons to school (guns, knives, and other weapons). The authors found that school context is associated with weapon carrying and increases the likelihood of having students with weapons in the school. For instance, schools with a large proportion of students from lowsocioeconomic status (SES) families showed higher levels of weapon carrying. Furthermore, individual factors, such as victimization and fear, are positively associated with weapon carrying in school. The discussion highlights the importance of improving school climate to deal more effectively with weapon carrying to school.
AB - The present study employed an ecological perspective to examine the relative predictive power of individual and school contextual factors on weapon carrying at school. The study is based on a nationally representative sample of 10,400 students in Grades 7 through 11 in 162 schools across Israel. Hierarchical logistic modeling examined the relationships between students and school-level variables and carrying weapons to school (guns, knives, and other weapons). The authors found that school context is associated with weapon carrying and increases the likelihood of having students with weapons in the school. For instance, schools with a large proportion of students from lowsocioeconomic status (SES) families showed higher levels of weapon carrying. Furthermore, individual factors, such as victimization and fear, are positively associated with weapon carrying in school. The discussion highlights the importance of improving school climate to deal more effectively with weapon carrying to school.
KW - Community
KW - Culture
KW - School climate
KW - Victimization
KW - Weapon carrying
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34249650253&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1090198106291966
DO - 10.1177/1090198106291966
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C2 - 17200100
AN - SCOPUS:34249650253
SN - 1090-1981
VL - 34
SP - 453
EP - 470
JO - Health Education and Behavior
JF - Health Education and Behavior
IS - 3
ER -