Barlas, Joanna, and Egan, Vincent (2006) Weapons carrying in British teenagers: the role of personality, delinquency, sensational interests, and mating effort. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 17 (1). pp. 53-72.

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Abstract

It has been suggested that weapon carrying by adolescents reflects status display, intra-sexual competition, and mating effort. We investigated links between weapon carrying, delinquency, personality, sensational interests, and mating effort in 121 adolescents (M:F = 62:59; mean age = 15.7 years, SD = 2.12). Logistic regression found four predictors of weapon carrying; aggressive identity (OR = .30, 95% CI=.16 – 0.57, p < .001); delinquency (OR = 1.11, 95% CI=1.04 – 1.19, p < .05); low conscientiousness (OR = .80, 95% CI = .68 – .95); and greater military interests (OR=1.22, 95% CI=1.03 – 1.45). Effects of gender, age, hostility, and mating effort on weapon carrying were subsumed by delinquency. These results suggest adolescent weapon carriers tend to be more irresponsible, delinquent, and have a greater interest in aggressive display. However, attitudes to weapon carrying did not explicitly reflect status display, which was primarily attributed to weapon carriers by non-weapon carriers.

Item ID:	39957
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1478-9949
Keywords:	weapons, weapons carrying, personality, mating effort, sensational interests, delinquency
Date Deposited:	27 Aug 2015 02:20
FoR Codes:	17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170104 Forensic Psychology @ 80% 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment @ 20%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences @ 100%
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