Tran Hieu, Lambie Ian
Kaimātai Hinengaro, Te Puawaitanga Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Auckland, New Zealand.
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2024 Sep 2;32(5):671-682. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2024.2346717. eCollection 2025.
In New Zealand, adolescents contribute to almost half of property damage caused by fire. Data on firesetting location (at-home or away-from-home) of adolescents (aged 12-18 years), referred to a fire-awareness intervention programme ( = 2696), were analysed using chi-square and logistic regression. Characteristics of the 'at-home' group (93% male; mean age 13.5 years) included setting a fire alone; a history of misusing fire; a history of a psychiatric diagnosis; no history of offending; firesetting motivated by experimentation; and identifying as non-Māori/non-Pacific. Conversely, the 'away-from-home' group (88% male, = 13.8 years) were predicted by firesetting with peers; this being their first misuse of fire; negative feelings (fear, shame) after the fire; an offending history; firesetting motivated by peer pressure; and identifying as Māori or Pacific. Finding distinct subgroups within the adolescent firesetting population enhances opportunities to appropriately target interventions.
在新西兰，青少年引发的火灾造成了近一半的财产损失。对转介到一个火灾预防干预项目的12至18岁青少年（n = 2696）的火灾发生地点（在家中或在户外）数据进行了卡方分析和逻辑回归分析。“在家中”组（93%为男性；平均年龄13.5岁）的特征包括独自放火；有滥用火的历史；有精神疾病诊断史；无犯罪史；出于好奇而放火；以及非毛利/非太平洋岛民身份。相反，“在户外”组（88%为男性，平均年龄13.8岁）的预测特征包括与同龄人一起放火；这是他们首次滥用火；火灾发生后有负面情绪（恐惧、羞耻）；有犯罪史；受同伴压力驱使而放火；以及毛利或太平洋岛民身份。在青少年放火人群中发现不同的亚组，增加了合理制定干预措施的机会。
