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- Title
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL CAPITAL AND WEAPON POSSESSION ON CAMPUS.
- Authors
MESSER, RACHEL H.; BRADLEY, KRJSTOPHER I.; CALVI, JESSICA L.; KENNISON, SHELIA M.
- Abstract
The present research focused on the problem of how college officials might be able to predict weapon possession on college campuses. We hypothesized that measures of social capital (i.e., trust and participation in society) may be useful in identifying individuals who are likely to possess weapons on campuses. Prior research has shown that those who report both relatively low levels of trust in society and high levels of participation in society engage in higher levels of risk-taking than others. The study utilized an online survey method involving 531 college students. The results support the conclusion that colleges may be able to use measures of social capital to predict weapon possession on college campuses.
- Subjects
SOCIAL capital; WEAPONS possession; COLLEGE campuses; COLLEGE student surveys; SOCIAL conditions of college students; COLLEGE students' psychology research; PREVENTION of campus violence; SOCIAL aspects of trust; SAFETY
- Publication
College Student Journal, 2012, Vol 46, Issue 2, p388
- ISSN
0146-3934
- Publication type
Article