College student attitudes towards campus gun carrying in the United States

Autor:	Sierra J. Satterfield, Lacey N. Wallace
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Perceived safety Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Perception media_common.quotation_subject Applied psychology Concealed carry Empirical evidence Psychology Association (psychology) Web survey media_common Gun carrying
Zdroj:	The Social Science Journal. 57:164-177
ISSN:	1873-5355 0362-3319
Popis:	While most college students opposed campus gun carrying in past U.S. studies, reasons for these views remained underexplored. This study examined the role of perceived safety. Data were collected with a web survey of 520 students across the U.S. Both open-ended and closed-ended items were included. On average, respondents disagreed that they would carry a gun on campus if policy permitted. This study found no empirical evidence of a significant association between perceived campus safety and intent to carry, or between perceived safety and perceptions of campus carry policies. Student responses to open-ended questions revealed themes in reasoning related to personal safety that were not otherwise apparent in the statistical data.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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