Open AccessMotivations for firearm possession and storage practices among urban young adults: differences between parents and non-parents
Author(s) -
Rebeccah L. Sokol,
Carissa J. Schmidt,
Alison L. Miller,
Maureen A. Walton,
Marc A. Zimmerman,
Kenneth Resnicow,
Rebecca M. Cunningham,
Patrick M. Carter
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
injury prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.745
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1475-5785
pISSN - 1353-8047
DOI - 10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043856
Subject(s) - possession (linguistics) , odds , young adult , suicide prevention , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , poison control , odds ratio , psychology , cross sectional study , demography , medicine , developmental psychology , medical emergency , logistic regression , sociology , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
To evaluate motivations for firearm possession among urban young adults and determine if differences emerge between parents and non-parents, and to identify if storage practices differed according to motivation for firearm possession and parenting status.