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The predictor is worrying about experiencing firearm violence, and outcomes are past-month psychological distress and past-year suicide ideation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n Thirty-nine percent of California adolescents reported worrying about experiencing firearm violence, which was positively correlated with several characteristics: female, diverse gender identity, lower socioeconomic status, frequent social media use, perceiving unsafe neighborhood, having access to firearms, and knowing peers who have a firearm. In contrast, worrying about experiencing firearm violence was negatively correlated with having a firearm at home and ever using a firearm. 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