Do Guns in the Home Predict Gender and Relationship Attitudes? An Exploratory Study

Diane R. Follingstad; Ann L. Coker; Jaspreet K. Chahal; Candace J. Brancato; Heather M. Bush

doi:10.1080/10926771.2016.1225144

Do Guns in the Home Predict Gender and Relationship Attitudes? An Exploratory Study

Diane R. Follingstad, Ann L. Coker, Jaspreet K. Chahal, Candace J. Brancato, Heather M. Bush

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Abstract

This study explores the potential relationship of guns in students’ homes with attitudes indicative of tolerance of violence, negative attitudes toward women and their roles, and attitudes suggestive of myths regarding sexual assault. Seniors in Kentucky high schools whose families possessed guns (n = 1,749) produced higher scores on scales measuring these variables as well as on scales of relationship dependency and religious involvement than seniors whose families did not own guns (n = 912). Students whose families owned more than 10 guns tended to score highest on these measures compared with students whose families owned no guns or a few guns. Because of lower effect sizes, these significant associations require further investigation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1097-1116
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
Volume	25
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2016.1225144
State	Published - Nov 25 2016

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The study was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH (1 R01 HD 075783-01) to Diane R. Follingstad and Ann L. Coker, Principal Investigators.

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© 2016 Taylor & Francis.

Keywords

attitudes
attitudes toward women
gun ownership
high school students
tolerance of violence

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Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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