Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2020 Jun;50(3):617-630. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12619. Epub 2020 Feb 3.
Firearm means safety strategies, such as safe storage, are effective in reducing suicide rates but are not widely implemented in the United States. This study examined the association between reason for firearm ownership, beliefs about firearm ownership and storage and suicide risk, willingness to engage in means safety, and current firearm storage practices.
A sample of 300 American firearm owners (53.0% male; 82.3% White; M = 36.11, age range = 20-69) completed an online survey via Amazon's Mechanical Turk (mTurk) program.
Firearm owners who own a firearm for protection, compared to owning a firearm for other reasons, (1) endorsed decreased belief in the relationship between firearm ownership and storage and suicide risk, (2) were less willing to engage in the means safety measures of storing firearms safely and allowing a trusted individual to temporarily remove firearms from the home, and (3) were more likely to store their firearms loaded.
Reason for firearm ownership influences views regarding firearms and suicide, willingness to engage in firearm means safety, and firearm storage practices. It is essential to understand how differences in reason for firearm ownership impact these outcomes so appropriate, efficacious messaging can be developed and implemented.
枪支使用安全策略，如安全储存，可有效降低自杀率，但在美国并未广泛实施。本研究旨在探讨枪支拥有原因、枪支拥有和储存相关信念与自杀风险、采取手段安全措施的意愿以及当前枪支储存实践之间的关联。
本研究采用在线调查的方式，共纳入了 300 名美国枪支拥有者（53.0%为男性；82.3%为白人；M=36.11 岁，年龄范围为 20-69 岁）。研究通过亚马逊的 Mechanical Turk（mTurk）程序收集数据。
与因其他原因拥有枪支相比，出于保护目的而拥有枪支的枪支拥有者：（1）对枪支拥有和储存与自杀风险之间的关系的信念降低；（2）不太愿意采取安全储存枪支和允许可信赖的人暂时将枪支从家中移走等手段安全措施；（3）更有可能将枪支装弹储存。
枪支拥有原因会影响对枪支和自杀的看法、采取枪支手段安全措施的意愿以及枪支储存实践。了解枪支拥有原因的差异如何影响这些结果至关重要，以便制定和实施适当、有效的信息传递。
