在黑人成年人中暴露于枪支暴力和自杀
Daniel C Semenza1,2,3, Samantha Daruwala4,5, Jasmin R Brooks Stephens6
1Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey.
JAMA network open
|February 6, 2024
概括
枪支暴力暴露与黑人成年人的自杀思想和行为增加有关. 减少枪支暴力可能有助于降低这一群体的自杀率.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 美国的黑人面临着不成比例的高枪支暴力暴露率.
- 近年来,美国黑人中自杀率的增加令人担忧.
研究的目的:
- 调查枪支暴力暴露 (GVE) 与美国黑人成年人的自杀想法和行为之间的关联.
- 提供数据,可以为旨在减少黑人社区自杀的公共卫生战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究,利用来自美国3015名黑人成年人的全国代表性样本的调查数据.
- 在2023年4月12日至2023年5月4日期间收集的数据包括各种GVE (例如,被枪杀,用枪威胁) 和自伤思想和行为访谈的结果.
主要成果:
- 接触枪支暴力很常见,56%的人报告至少有一种GVE.
- 特定的GVE,如被枪支威胁或知道有人被枪杀,与自杀想法和自杀企图的可能性增加有关.
- 累积的枪支暴力暴露显示了与自杀思想,自杀企图的准备和自杀企图的剂量反应关系.
结论:
- 枪支暴力暴露与美国黑人成年人的终身自杀念头和行为有显著的关联.
- 专注于减少人际枪支暴力的公共卫生倡议可能会对降低黑人人口中自杀率产生积极影响.
- 进一步的研究是有必要的,以探索因果途径和开发有针对性的干预措施.
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