Mar 8, 2025 03:14 PM
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1075966
INTRO: About 7% of U.S. adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime, and more than 2% have been injured during one, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.
The study, published March 7 in the journal JAMA Network Open, also found that younger generations were significantly more likely to have been exposed than their parents or grandparents were.
Generation Z— adults born after 1996—were at greatest risk.
“This study confirms that mass shootings are not isolated tragedies, but rather a reality that reaches a substantial portion of the population, with profound physical and psychological consequences,” said senior author David Pyrooz, a professor of sociology and criminologist in the Institute for Behavioral Science at CU Boulder. “They also highlight the need for interventions and support for the most affected groups.” (MORE - missing details, no ads)
INTRO: About 7% of U.S. adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime, and more than 2% have been injured during one, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.
The study, published March 7 in the journal JAMA Network Open, also found that younger generations were significantly more likely to have been exposed than their parents or grandparents were.
Generation Z— adults born after 1996—were at greatest risk.
“This study confirms that mass shootings are not isolated tragedies, but rather a reality that reaches a substantial portion of the population, with profound physical and psychological consequences,” said senior author David Pyrooz, a professor of sociology and criminologist in the Institute for Behavioral Science at CU Boulder. “They also highlight the need for interventions and support for the most affected groups.” (MORE - missing details, no ads)