| Factor Loadings | |
|---|---|
| Willingness to Carry a Knife | |
| I Would consider carrying a knife when I leave the house | 0.845 |
| There are certain situations when I would consider carrying a knife | 0.869 |
| I Can understand why some people would carry a knife | 0.678 |
| Self-esteem/cultural worldviews | |
| Self-esteem | |
| Carrying a knife would make me feel protected when in public | 0.840 |
| Carrying a knife would make me feel more positive about myself | 0.867 |
| Carrying a knife would give me more confidence | 0.905 |
| Carrying a knife would make people respect me more | 0.821 |
| Cultural worldviews | |
| My friends would have a higher opinion of me if I carried a knife | 0.907 |
| I have more to gain by carrying a knife than I do to lose | 0.730 |
| People see knife carrying as a sign of strength | 0.443 |
| Others would feel safer in my company if I carried a knife | 0.825 |
| Perceived benefits of carrying a knife | |
| A male punches you in the face over a disagreement and he knocks you to the floor then stands over you and goads you to get up and continue fighting [More or less safe if carrying knife] | 0.730 |
| You are mugged when leaving the cinema at night and your wallet is taken. During the mugging you have a struggle with the mugger and get pushed about [more or less safe if carrying knife] | 0.796 |
| A local gang who have a reputation for carrying knives have begun to hang around near to your house. You are not friends with them. Some of your friends have been threatened by the gang with knives in the past. [More or less safe if carrying knife] | 0.767 |
| You have been at a football match with a group of friends. On the way home, you are confronted by a group of rival fans who start shouting abuse and then attack you and your friends. [More or less safe if carrying knife] | 0.721 |
| You and your friends are at the local pub. On the way back from the bar, one of your friends accidentally spills a drink over another group and an argument ensues. The argument escalates and pool cues and glasses are used as weapons. [More or less likely to carry a knife] | 0.694 |
| You are due to attend a party with a group of friends. One of them tells you that there is a chance there may be some gatecrashers there after the party was advertised on social media. They tell you that last time there was a party there one of their friends was stabbed after trouble erupted with uninvited guests. [More or less likely to carry a knife] | 0.692 |
Fit indices χ2(116) = 364.30, p < .001; RMSEA = 0.07 [.06, .08]; CFI = 0.97; TLI = 0.97.