Patterns of nonfatal firearm teen dating violence among high school adolescents in the Southeastern United States.
Firearm-related TDV was alarmingly high in our community sample of adolescents and was associated with poor mental health difficulties. In addition, adolescents attending a high-poverty school were more likely to report firearm-related TDV involvement. These findings underscore the need to identify community-level factors that contribute to disparities in nonfatal firearm-related TDV. They also highlight an urgent need for national attention and resources to reduce firearm-related TDV and prevent premature morbidity and mortality among youth from marginalized groups.
Authors
- Phillip N. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9364-3907)
- Krista R. Mehari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7448-9393)
- Maury Nation
- Albert D. Farrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4841-2461)
- Jasmine N. Coleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1034-1277)
- Emma Kate Hancock
- L. Taylor Stevens
- Ali Rowhani-Rahbar
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Circle Park (US)
- University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory (US)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- University of South Alabama (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology of Violence
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000640
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00