ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Behavioral and Emotional Characteristics of Victimized Adolescents That Motivate and Inhibit Weapon Carrying at School
- Brian Bott
St. John's University - Tiffany Chiu
St. John's University - Maxwell Kim
St. John's University - Trey Wallace
St. John's University - Michele Wen
St. John's University - Claudia Gowen
St. John's University - Laura Cyran
St. John's University - Ernest Hodges
St. John's University
Abstract
Consistent with conditional process models, victimized adolescents were more likely to carry weapons when they were highly aggressive or had difficulties regulating their anger. In contrast, links between victimization and weapon carrying were minimized for highly prosocial adolescents as well as for those with difficulties regulating their depressed affect.
Adolescent