Firearm storage and shooting experience: Factors relevant to the practical capability for suicide
Firearm storage and shooting experience: Factors relevant to the practical capability for suicide
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.03.010
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Anestis, Michael D.
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作者：
Butterworth, Sarah E.;Daruwala, Samantha E.;Anestis, Michael D.
自杀的能力被假定为促进相对罕见的从自杀意念到自杀行为的转变，尽管该结构的操作定义仍在不断发展。三步理论提出，能力是多方面的，包括自杀的实际能力，定义为舒适和获得致命手段。迄今为止，对这一结构的实证检验还很有限。之前的两项研究考察了枪支储存和射击经验之间的关系，以及自杀能力的常见衡量标准。本研究通过调查300名美国枪支拥有者的自杀能力、枪支储存实践和射击经验之间的关系，扩大了以前研究结果的普遍性。我们发现，那些不安全地存放枪支的人（上膛，在不安全的地方，或者没有锁定装置），以及那些有更多射击枪支经验的人，自杀的能力明显更高。这些研究结果扩展了实践能力结构的证据，因为它涉及到枪支，并强调需要枪支的具体手段的安全措施，以防止自杀。
The capability for suicide is posited to facilitate the relatively rare transition from suicidal ideation to suicidal behavior, although the operational definition of the construct continues to evolve. The Three Step Theory proposes that capability is multifaceted and includes practical capability for suicide, defined as comfort with and access to lethal means. Empirical examinations of this construct are thus far limited. Two previous studies have examined the association between firearm storage and shooting experience and common measures of capability for suicide. This study expands the generalizability of previous findings by investigating the relationship between capability for suicide, firearm storage practices, and experience shooting a firearm in a sample of 300 American firearm owners. We found that individuals who store their firearms unsafely (loaded, in a non-secure 4 location, or without a locking device) and who have greater experience shooting firearms have significantly higher capability for suicide. These findings extend the evidence for the construct of practical capability as it relates to firearms and highlight the need for firearm-specific means safety measures to prevent suicide.