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The Study of Developmental Risk Factors for Early Fire Involvement
Ayah Ellithy1, Lisa D Hawke2,3, Ashley Ward4
1Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Child Psychiatry and Human Development
|February 3, 2021
Summary
Young children engaging in firesetting behaviors, often driven by curiosity, show links to externalizing symptoms and psychosocial risks. Early identification of these factors is crucial for intervention and prevention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Forensic Psychology
Background:
- Child firesetting is a complex behavior with potential negative impacts.
- Understanding the risk factors associated with firesetting in young children is essential for developing effective interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify mental health, fire-specific, and psychosocial risk factors in children aged 2-6 years who engage in firesetting.
- To lay the foundation for intervention and prevention models for childhood firesetting.
Main Methods:
- Caregiver-reported data on 57 children's demographics, firesetting behaviors, mental health symptoms, and family history.
- Analysis of firesetting motivations, methods, and associated behaviors.
Main Results:
- Most firesetting incidents involved curiosity-driven use of lighters/matches on small objects by male children aged 2-6.
- Higher frequency of firesetting correlated with externalizing symptoms, accomplices, media exposure, and prior discipline for firesetting.
Conclusions:
- Childhood firesetting is associated with significant psychosocial risk factors.
- Early identification of these risk factors is critical for developing targeted prevention and intervention programs.
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