Forefront Suicide Prevention, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2020 Feb;50(1):83-94. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12574. Epub 2019 Jul 29.
Firearms are a highly lethal and commonly used means of suicide. Firearm retailers may be an important group of community members to train as they guide sales and have conversations about firearm-related laws and safety issues with customers. This study presents findings from the largest survey to date of independently owned firearm retailers (n = 178) in Washington State with the goal of ascertaining the extent of willingness to engage in suicide prevention efforts and factors that may underlie willingness.
Descriptive analyses and logistic regressions assess factors related to self-reported willingness to engage in suicide prevention activities guided by a well-tested theoretical model.
Respondents are unaware that suicide is the leading type of firearm fatality and have high levels of exposure to suicide in their personal and professional lives. The majority endorse a willingness to learn and engage in suicide prevention activities. Knowledge about warning signs of suicide and beliefs about the preventability of suicide are predictive of a willingness to engage in prevention efforts. Reluctance to discuss personal issues with customers is negatively associated with willingness to engage in prevention efforts.
Suggestions for how to improve outreach to firearm retailers to enhance suicide prevention efforts are discussed.
枪支是一种极其致命且常用的自杀手段。枪支零售商可能是一个重要的社区成员群体，可以对其进行培训，因为他们指导销售并与客户就与枪支相关的法律和安全问题进行对话。本研究报告了迄今为止针对华盛顿州独立拥有枪支零售商（n=178）进行的最大规模调查的结果，目的是确定他们参与预防自杀工作的意愿程度以及可能影响这种意愿的因素。
描述性分析和逻辑回归评估了与根据经过充分验证的理论模型指导的预防自杀活动相关的因素。
受访者不知道自杀是导致枪支死亡的主要类型，并且在个人和职业生涯中都经常接触到自杀。大多数人表示愿意学习和参与预防自杀活动。对自杀预警信号的了解以及对自杀可预防的信念是愿意参与预防工作的预测因素。不愿与客户讨论个人问题与参与预防工作的意愿呈负相关。
讨论了如何改进对枪支零售商的宣传，以加强预防自杀工作的建议。
