Associations Between Perceived Threats and Firearm Behaviors Among U.S. Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The number of U.S. adults who own and carry a firearm for self-defense is rising. Research has established that owning or carrying a firearm increases the risk of injury and death for firearm owners and the people in their lives. This study sought to better understand this paradox by estimating associations of perceived specific and diffuse threats with firearm behaviors among U.S. adults.

Methods

The authors used data from the 2023 National Firearm Attitudes and Behaviors Study, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of U.S. adults. Binary and ordinal logistic regression estimated associations of perceived specific (fear of attack in the community, fear of someone breaking into the home) and diffuse threats (belief in a dangerous world) with firearm

SUBMITTER: Sokol RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892423 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature