Rates of Preparatory Suicidal Behaviors across Subgroups of Protective Firearm Owners
Rates of Preparatory Suicidal Behaviors across Subgroups of Protective Firearm Owners
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DOI：
10.1080/13811118.2020.1848672
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发表时间：
2020-11-15
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Anestis, Michael D.
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作者：
Bryan, Craig J.;Bryan, AnnaBelle O.;Anestis, Michael D.
枪支可获得性与自杀死亡率的增加相关。一些枪支拥有者可能比其他人更容易自杀，但枪支拥有者之间的异质性几乎没有得到经验上的关注。本研究使用潜在类别分析(LCA)在2311名美国成年枪支拥有者的全国样本中确定了持有枪支主要用于保护的枪支拥有者亚群(即保护性枪支拥有者)。自我保护是1135人(49.1%)拥有枪支的主要动机。LCA的结果确定了三个潜在类别，它们在拥有枪支的次要原因、拥有枪支的数量和类型、枪支拥有史和人口结构方面存在差异。最小的潜在阶层(n=26，2.3%的防护性枪支拥有者)拥有大量枪支，儿童早期接触枪支的水平很高，报告终身准备自杀行为的比率明显较高。结果表明，枪支拥有者是一个不同的群体，其中一些亚群比其他亚群更容易自杀。
Firearm availability is correlated with increased suicide mortality. Some firearm owners may be more vulnerable to suicide than others, but heterogeneity among firearm owners has received little empirical attention. The present study used latent class analysis (LCA) to identify subgroups of firearm owners who keep firearms primarily for protection (i.e., protective firearm owners) in a national sample of 2311 U.S. adult firearm owners. Self-protection was the primary motive for firearm ownership for 1135 (49.1%) participants. Results of the LCA identified three latent classes that differed with respect to secondary reasons for firearm ownership, number and types of firearms owned, firearm ownership history, and demographics. The smallest latent class (n = 26, 2.3% of protective firearm owners), which owned a high volume of firearms and had high levels of early childhood exposure to firearms, reported significantly higher rates of lifetime preparatory suicidal behaviors. Results suggest that firearm owners are a heterogeneous population, with some subgroups being more vulnerable to suicide than others.