Youth Opinions About Guns and Gun Control in the United States

JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Sep 1;172(9):884-886. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1746.

Authors

Murphy Van Sparrentak¹, Tammy Chang², Alison L Miller¹, Lauren P Nichols², Kendrin R Sonneville³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Behavior Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.
² Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.
³ Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor.

Abstract

This survey study reports the opinions regarding guns and gun control legislation from a sample of youths in the United States.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior / psychology*
Female
Firearms*
Humans
Public Opinion*
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Violence / psychology*