退伍军人是否愿意为预防自杀的枪支安全提供帮助?
David S Wood1, Kelsie Heath1, Lyndsay Murdock1
1School of Social Work, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
概括
退伍军人愿意在自杀危机期间帮助同龄人确保枪支安全,他们更喜欢锁定或禁用枪支等方法,而不是执法储存. 年长的退伍军人更有可能进行干预,这凸显了同行支持在预防自杀方面的重要性.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康 心理健康
- 自杀学 自杀学
背景情况:
- 退伍军人自杀率高于普通人群.
- 枪支使用是退伍军人自杀的常见,致命的方法.
- 退伍军人可能不愿意向医疗保健提供者披露自杀念头,但愿意接受同行支持.
研究的目的:
- 分析退伍军人同龄人在危机期间如何帮助预防自杀.
- 确定预测愿意在自杀危机期间帮助同龄人获得枪支的特征.
主要方法:
- 分析退伍军人对"守门员行为量表" (GBS) 和"枪支安全量表" (FSS) 的反应 (n=1,247).
- 确定准备协助枪支安全措施的预测特征.
主要成果:
- 退伍军人愿意保护枪支以防止自杀,他们更喜欢锁定,移除或禁用枪支,而不是与执法部门进行存储.
- 年长的退伍军人报告说,与年轻的退伍军人相比,他们更愿意介入.
- 只有GBS的"乐于帮助"子度量预测了愿意干预枪支安全的意愿.
结论:
- 同行干预是预防退伍军人使用枪支自杀的可行策略.
- 培训和干预措施应集中于加强在自杀情节期间,退伍军人同龄人之间的帮助行为.
- 考虑到年龄和首选的安全方法的量身定制方法对于在老兵中有效预防自杀至关重要.
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