APS

31st APS Annual Convention

Firearm Violence: New Findings and Their Implications for the Field of Psychology

Friday, May 24, 2019 · Washington, DC

Oral · General

Firearm violence is a substantial and growing threat to the nation’s public health. This symposium will present findings from three psychological studies on firearm carrying, use, and victimization. Their longitudinal designs provide needed data to develop interventions to reduce the incidences and consequences of firearm violence.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Linda TeplinChair
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
  • Howard SpivakDiscussant
    National Institute of Justice

Presentations

  1. Early Adolescent Predictors of Gun Carrying and Gun ViolenceJordan Beardslee
  2. Simulating the Suicide Prevention Effects of Firearms Restrictions Based on Psychiatric Hospitalization and Treatment Records: Social Benefits and Unintended Adverse ConsequencesKatherine Keyes
  3. Longitudinal Predictions of Adult Weapon Use and Violent Behavior from Childhood Exposure to ViolenceL. Rowell Huesmann
  4. Firearm Injury & Death: New Findings from the Northwestern Juvenile ProjectLinda Teplin