Examining predictors of suicide by firearm in young, middle, and late adulthood.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-21 DOI:10.1111/sltb.13035

Meagan Docherty, Joanna Kubik, Grant Drawve

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Abstract

Introduction: Suicide remains a leading cause of death in the U.S., and firearms are one of the most lethal methods of suicide. This study examines personal and contextual factors that predict suicide with a firearm compared to other methods across stages of adulthood.

Methods: Data on adult suicide decedents from 2009 to 2019 were obtained from Colorado's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data (N = 11,512). The dataset includes incident and person characteristics collected by law enforcement and coroners. Zip code level data were integrated from the American Community Survey.

Results: Age, sex, race, marital status, military service, substance use, suicide attempt history, mental health, and location characteristics (population density, as well as age, education, veteran status, and household status of population) predicted suicide by firearm. Risk was particularly high for males in older adulthood. We further explored age-specific models (young, middle-aged, and older adults) to determine salient risk factors for each group.

Conclusion: This study highlights the need for comprehensive suicide prevention approaches that consider both individual and contextual risk factors, as well as unique risks in each stage of adulthood.

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研究青年、中年和晚年持枪自杀的预测因素。

导言：自杀仍然是美国人的主要死因，而枪支是最致命的自杀方式之一。本研究探讨了与其他自杀方式相比，预测不同成年阶段持枪自杀的个人和环境因素：从科罗拉多州的国家暴力死亡报告系统（NVDRS）数据（N = 11,512）中获取了 2009 年至 2019 年的成人自杀死者数据。该数据集包括由执法部门和验尸官收集的事件和个人特征。从美国社区调查中整合了邮政编码级别的数据：结果：年龄、性别、种族、婚姻状况、兵役、药物使用、自杀未遂史、心理健康和地点特征（人口密度以及人口的年龄、教育程度、退伍军人状况和家庭状况）均可预测持枪自杀。成年男性的风险尤其高。我们进一步探索了特定年龄模型（年轻人、中年人和老年人），以确定每个群体的突出风险因素：本研究强调了采取综合预防自杀方法的必要性，这种方法既要考虑个人风险因素，也要考虑环境风险因素，还要考虑成年期每个阶段的独特风险。

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Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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5.40

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3.10%

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期刊介绍： An excellent resource for researchers as well as students, Social Cognition features reports on empirical research, self-perception, self-concept, social neuroscience, person-memory integration, social schemata, the development of social cognition, and the role of affect in memory and perception. Three broad concerns define the scope of the journal: - The processes underlying the perception, memory, and judgment of social stimuli - The effects of social, cultural, and affective factors on the processing of information - The behavioral and interpersonal consequences of cognitive processes.