Johnson R M, Runyan C W, Coyne-Beasley T, Lewis M A, Bowling J M
Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Health Educ Res. 2008 Aug;23(4):592-602. doi: 10.1093/her/cym049. Epub 2007 Sep 22.
Although safe firearm storage is a promising injury prevention strategy, many parents do not keep their firearms unloaded and locked up. Using the theory of planned behavior as a guiding conceptual framework, this study examines factors associated with safe storage among married women with children and who have firearms in their homes. Data come from a national telephone survey (n=185). We examined beliefs about defensive firearm use, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and firearm storage practices. A Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test was conducted to assess associations between psychosocial factors and firearm storage practices. Women were highly motivated to keep firearms stored safely. Those reporting safe storage practices had more favorable attitudes, more supportive subjective norms and higher perceptions of behavioral control than those without safe storage. One-fourth believed a firearm would prevent a family member from being hurt in case of a break-in, 58% believed a firearm could scare off a burglar. Some 63% said they leave decisions about firearm storage to their husbands. Women were highly motivated to store firearms safely as evidenced by favorable attitudes, supportive subjective norms and high perceptions of behavioral control. This was especially true for those reporting safer storage practices.
尽管安全存放枪支是一项很有前景的伤害预防策略，但许多家长并未将枪支卸下并锁好。本研究以计划行为理论作为指导概念框架，考察有孩子且家中有枪支的已婚女性中与安全存放枪支相关的因素。数据来自一项全国性电话调查（n = 185）。我们考察了关于枪支自卫用途的信念、主观规范、感知行为控制和枪支存放做法。进行了威尔科克森-曼-惠特尼检验以评估心理社会因素与枪支存放做法之间的关联。女性有很强的动机安全存放枪支。与未采取安全存放措施的女性相比，那些报告采取安全存放做法的女性态度更积极、主观规范更支持且行为控制感更高。四分之一的人认为枪支能在入室盗窃时防止家庭成员受到伤害，58%的人认为枪支能吓退窃贼。约63%的人表示她们将枪支存放的决定权交给丈夫。女性有很强的动机安全存放枪支，积极的态度、支持性的主观规范和较高的行为控制感都证明了这一点。对于那些报告采取更安全存放做法的女性来说尤其如此。
