PERSONALITY-CHARACTERISTICS OF AMERICAN GUN-OWNERS
PERSONALITY-CHARACTERISTICS OF AMERICAN GUN-OWNERS
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DOI：
10.1080/00224545.1979.9922703
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发表时间：
1979-01-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
KERBER, KW
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作者：
DIENER, E;KERBER, KW
本研究的目的是探讨拥有枪支背后的原因，并收集有关枪支拥有者的流行定型观念的证据。男性枪支拥有者（n= 37）和非枪支拥有者（n= 23）的匹配样本报告了人口统计学信息，枪支拥有的原因，枪支知识和使用枪支的经验。结果表明，枪支拥有者在枪支知识和兴趣方面与非枪支拥有者有很大差异。看来，较早接触枪支是拥有枪支的一个主要因素。虽然枪支拥有者表示，娱乐和防御是拥有枪支的主要原因，但他们的性格特点是社交能力较低，对权力的需求高于非枪支拥有者。与非枪支拥有者或加州心理调查的全国标准相比，枪支拥有者平均没有表现出非典型的人格特征。然而，本研究中的样本量小且枪支拥有者的教育水平高，表明在概括这些发现时要谨慎。
The purposes of the present study were to explore the reasons behind gun ownership and to gather evidence concerning popular stereotypes of gun-owners. Male gun-owners (n= 37) and a matched sample of nongun-owners (n= 23) reported demographic information, reasons for gun ownership, knowledge about guns, and experience with firearms.Ss also completed several personality inventories. Results indicated that gun-owners differed greatly from nongun-owners in their knowledge and interest in firearms. It appeared that early socialization to guns was a primary factor in firearm ownership. While gun-owners stated that recreation and defense were the primary reasons for owning guns, they also had personalities which were characterized by lower sociability and higher need for power than the nongun-owners. The gun-owners on the average did not exhibit atypical personality characteristics when compared with the nongun-owners or with national norms on the California Psychological Inventory. However, the small sample and the high educational level of gun-owners in this study indicate caution when generalizing these findings.