Disability and Violent Victimization in a National Sample of Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1099-1116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilhong Yun ◽  
Sejong Jung ◽  
Jusung Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Elevated Risk ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Victimization Risk ◽  
Violent Acts

In the victimization literature, a significant association has been consistently observed between disability and the victimization of children and adolescents. It is largely unknown, however, whether individuals with disabilities continue to suffer from a heightened risk of violent victimization when they reach young adulthood and adulthood. In addition, despite the close nexus between victimization and perpetration, prior studies have generally failed to control for violent acts perpetrated by individuals with disabilities. This study addresses these issues by drawing on the panel design nature of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The results show that although physical disability is not linked to victimization risk, learning disability is significantly associated with an elevated risk of violent victimization.

The Association Between Adolescent Gun Ownership and Gun Carrying and Adulthood Violence and Victimization

2020 ◽  
pp. VV-D-19-00090
Author(s):  
James D. Kelsay ◽  
Ian A. Silver ◽  
J. C. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Gun Ownership ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Gun Carrying ◽  
Do So

Although many studies have highlighted the deleterious outcomes associated with access to firearms, others suggest gun ownership and carrying can have protective effects. This study attempts to adjudicate between these countervailing points and address several important gaps in the literature. To do so, data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were used to assess the long-term associations between gun ownership and gun carrying in late adolescence and violence and violent victimization in early adulthood. Results from propensity score matching analyses suggest gun carrying, but not gun ownership, is associated with a higher risk of experiencing a violent victimization (b = 0.080, 95% CI = .032, .127) and engaging in violence with a weapon (b = 0.885, 95% CI = .392, 1.378). Efforts to curb firearm-related violence should consider focusing on those who carry guns for additional counseling about these risks.

scholarly journals The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) Twin Data

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 988-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Mullan Harris ◽  
Carolyn Tucker Halpern ◽  
Andrew Smolen ◽  
Brett C. Haberstick
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Monozygotic Twins ◽  
Add Health ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Genotype Data ◽  
Twin Data ◽  
National Longitudinal Study ◽  
Nationally Representative

AbstractThis article describes the design and data availability for samples of genetic pairs in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Add Health provides unique samples of genetic pairs that are nationally representative and followed longitudinally from early adolescence into young adulthood with 3 in-home interviews and a 4th interview planned for 2007 to 2008. The design of Add Health included an embedded genetic sample of more than 3000 pairs of individuals with varying genetic resemblance, including monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins, full siblings, half siblings, and unrelated siblings who were raised in the same household. Add Health has collected rich longitudinal social, behavioral, and environmental survey data, as well as buccal cell DNA from a subsample of the genetic sample (N = 2612). Add Health has an enlightened dissemination policy and to date has released phenotype and genotype data to more than 3000 researchers in the scientific community.

scholarly journals Who Owns a Handgun? An Analysis of the Correlates of Handgun Ownership in Young Adulthood

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-571
Author(s):  
Mitchell Gresham ◽  
Stephen Demuth
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Add Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fundamental Question ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
National Longitudinal Study

Previous research on firearms has not adequately addressed a fundamental question about handgun ownership: Why do some people own handguns while most in the United States do not? We use data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine adolescent and adult correlates of handgun ownership, including socialization, victimization and fear of crime, political ideology, and societal insecurities. We also investigate the differences between “typical” owners and “atypical” owners who own more handguns. We find that socialization, victimization, conservatism, and societal insecurity all independently increase the likelihood of handgun ownership, and atypical handgun owners are more likely to be conservative and to have experienced victimization than typical owners.

Depressive symptoms and cigarette smoking in twins from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (3, Suppl) ◽  
pp. S207-S215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne M. McCaffery ◽  
George D. Papandonatos ◽  
Cassandra Stanton ◽  
Elizabeth E. Lloyd-Richardson ◽  
Raymond Niaura
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Adolescent Health ◽  
National Longitudinal Study
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