Anestis Michael D, Bond Allison E
New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center, Rutgers School of Public Health, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2025 Jun;55(3):e70026. doi: 10.1111/sltb.70026.
To identify firearm behaviors and perceptions that differentiate firearm owners with a history of suicidal thoughts from other firearm owners and from nonfirearm owners with a history of suicidal thoughts.
A nationally representative sample (n = 8009) of adults residing in the United States completed a self-report survey May 15-May 28, 2024.
Firearm owners with a history of suicidal thoughts were 45% likelier to store firearms loaded and unlocked and reported a stronger belief that home firearm access increases suicide risk. Some subgroups of firearm owners more heavily represented among those with a history of suicidal thoughts (e.g., women) were more likely to store firearms loaded and unlocked if they endorsed a history of suicidal thoughts.
Firearm owners with a history of suicidal thoughts are more likely to recognize the link between firearm access and suicide risk, but nonetheless are more likely to store firearms unsecured. Identification of firearm owners with suicidal ideation remains difficult, but findings point toward subgroups and beliefs to target with messages aimed at promoting secure firearm storage.
确定能将有自杀念头史的枪支拥有者与其他枪支拥有者以及有自杀念头史的非枪支拥有者区分开来的枪支行为和认知。
2024年5月15日至5月28日，居住在美国的成年人全国代表性样本（n = 8009）完成了一项自我报告调查。
有自杀念头史的枪支拥有者将枪支上膛且不锁存放的可能性要高45%，并表示更坚信在家中能轻易获取枪支会增加自杀风险。在有自杀念头史的人群中占比更高的一些枪支拥有者亚组（如女性），如果认可有自杀念头史，就更有可能将枪支上膛且不锁存放。
有自杀念头史的枪支拥有者更有可能认识到获取枪支与自杀风险之间存在联系，但尽管如此，他们更有可能不妥善存放枪支。识别有自杀意念的枪支拥有者仍然困难，但研究结果指出了一些亚组和认知，可针对这些群体传递旨在促进枪支安全存放的信息。
