2024
Negative Life Events and Emotional Symptoms From Ages 2 to 30 Years
Copeland W, Keen R, Tong G, Shanahan L. Negative Life Events and Emotional Symptoms From Ages 2 to 30 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2429448. PMID: 39207754, PMCID: PMC11362870, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.29448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional analysisEmotional symptomsNegative life eventsAssociated with emotional symptomsLife eventsYoung adulthoodAssociated with increased mental health symptomsCohort study analyzed dataStressful eventsTraumatic eventsMental health symptomsCross-sectional associationsLongitudinal analysisAged 2Years of follow-upStudy analyzed dataDevelopmental periodIndividuals aged 2Lifetime traumatic eventsHealth symptomsMain OutcomesLate adolescenceEmotional functioningCohort studyPrimary outcome
2023
Violent Experiences and Patterns of Firearm Ownership From Childhood to Young Adulthood
Sivaraman J, Tong G, Easter M, Swanson J, Copeland W. Violent Experiences and Patterns of Firearm Ownership From Childhood to Young Adulthood. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2336907. PMID: 37851447, PMCID: PMC10585415, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.36907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildCohort StudiesFemaleFirearmsHumansMaleOwnershipViolenceWounds, GunshotYoung AdultConceptsGun ownershipGun accessViolent experiencesFirearm accessGun cultureViolent exposuresLate 20sGun ownersFirearm ownershipViolent eventsYoung adulthoodSurvey dataIncident rate ratiosOwnershipViolenceRural countiesOpportune timeAge cohortsAge 25First waveAccessConsistent accessHigher relative riskGreat Smoky Mountains StudyExperience
2022
Gun violence among young adults with a juvenile crime record in North Carolina: Implications for firearm restrictions based on age and risk
Swanson JW, Tong G, Easter MM, Sivaraman JC, Gifford EJ, Gardner BO, Donnelly EA, Evans KE, Copeland WE, Swartz MS, Bonnie RJ. Gun violence among young adults with a juvenile crime record in North Carolina: Implications for firearm restrictions based on age and risk. Preventive Medicine 2022, 165: 107279. PMID: 36191654, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceCrime recordsJuvenile recordsFelony recordsCrime prevention policiesPrevalence of arrestsRates of arrestFelony convictionsCriminal offensesGun restrictionsJuvenile courtSerious offensesCrime historyFirearm restrictionsOffensesCrimePrevention policiesNorth CarolinaComparable offencesRisk-based perspectiveViolenceAge 18FirearmsYouthDelinquency adjudication
2021
Childhood Gun Access, Adult Suicidality, and Crime
Copeland WE, Tong G, Gifford EJ, Easter MM, Shanahan L, Swartz MS, Swanson JW. Childhood Gun Access, Adult Suicidality, and Crime. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2020042291. PMID: 34210740, PMCID: PMC8785707, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-042291.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Gun-Related and Other Violent Crime After Involuntary Commitment and Short-Term Emergency Holds.
Swanson JW, Tong G, Robertson AG, Swartz MS. Gun-Related and Other Violent Crime After Involuntary Commitment and Short-Term Emergency Holds. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law 2020, 48: 454-467. PMID: 33020171, DOI: 10.29158/jaapl.200082-20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
ERP correlates of social conformity in a line judgment task
Chen J, Wu Y, Tong G, Guan X, Zhou X. ERP correlates of social conformity in a line judgment task. BMC Neuroscience 2012, 13: 43. PMID: 22554347, PMCID: PMC3405473, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-13-43.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial frontal negativityLine judgment taskBehavioral adjustmentLevel of incongruenceSocial conformityJudgment taskNeural processingParticipants' choicesNon-social situationsGroup membersParticipant's own choiceSame-sex group membersGroup choiceOwn choiceERP correlatesFrontal negativityIncongruent trialsBrain potentialsExpectancy violationRecent brainBrain responsesSame stimuliBrain signalsIndividual participantsBackgroundPrevious research