Demographic differences in perceived effectiveness for policies to prevent school shootings: results from a representative survey in New Jersey.

IF 2.4 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Injury Epidemiology Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI:10.1186/s40621-024-00520-6

Michael Anestis, Jayna Moceri-Brooks, Allison Bond, Daniel Semenza

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Abstract

Objective: To determine what firearm policies New Jersey residents believe will prevent school shootings and the extent to which this varies by sex, firearm ownership status, and political affiliation.

Methods: A representative sample of New Jersey residents (N = 1,018) was collected via the Eagleton Center on Public Interest Polling (ECPIP). Data were weighted to reflect the state's population. Participants were asked to rate how helpful they perceived different firearm-related policies to be for preventing school shootings.

Results: Findings indicate that participants perceived universal and expanded background checks, increased mental health funding, and requiring a license for firearm purchases as most effective for preventing school shootings. Arming school personnel, prayer in schools, decreasing the number of entrances at schools, and secure storage requirements were viewed as less effective. Firearm ownership, sex, and political affiliation significantly influenced perceptions of the effectiveness of these policies.

Conclusion: The study examined the perceived effectiveness of policies to prevent school shootings. The study highlights disparities and commonalities in policy support among different groups, emphasizing the importance of collective efforts to address gun violence in schools.

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预防校园枪击事件政策效果的人口统计学差异：新泽西州一项代表性调查的结果。

目标：确定新泽西州居民认为哪些枪支政策可以预防校园枪击事件，以及不同性别、拥有枪支状况和政治派别的居民在这方面的不同程度：确定新泽西州居民认为哪些枪支政策可以防止校园枪击事件的发生，以及不同性别、枪支拥有状况和政治派别在此方面的差异程度：通过伊格尔顿公共利益民意调查中心（Eagleton Center on Public Interest Polling，ECPIP）收集了新泽西州居民的代表性样本（N = 1,018）。数据经过加权处理，以反映该州的人口情况。参与者被要求对他们认为不同的枪支相关政策对预防校园枪击事件的帮助程度进行评分：调查结果表明，参与者认为普及和扩大背景调查、增加心理健康资助以及要求购买枪支必须持有许可证对预防校园枪击案最为有效。而武装学校工作人员、在学校祈祷、减少学校入口数量和安全存储要求则被认为效果较差。拥有枪支、性别和政治派别在很大程度上影响了人们对这些政策有效性的看法：本研究调查了人们对预防校园枪击事件政策有效性的看法。研究强调了不同群体在政策支持方面的差异和共性，强调了共同努力解决校园枪支暴力问题的重要性。

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Injury Epidemiology Medicine-Medicine (all)

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3.20

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4.50%

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审稿时长

13 weeks

期刊介绍： Injury Epidemiology is dedicated to advancing the scientific foundation for injury prevention and control through timely publication and dissemination of peer-reviewed research. Injury Epidemiology aims to be the premier venue for communicating epidemiologic studies of unintentional and intentional injuries, including, but not limited to, morbidity and mortality from motor vehicle crashes, drug overdose/poisoning, falls, drowning, fires/burns, iatrogenic injury, suicide, homicide, assaults, and abuse. We welcome investigations designed to understand the magnitude, distribution, determinants, causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and outcomes of injuries in specific population groups, geographic regions, and environmental settings (e.g., home, workplace, transport, recreation, sports, and urban/rural). Injury Epidemiology has a special focus on studies generating objective and practical knowledge that can be translated into interventions to reduce injury morbidity and mortality on a population level. Priority consideration will be given to manuscripts that feature contemporary theories and concepts, innovative methods, and novel techniques as applied to injury surveillance, risk assessment, development and implementation of effective interventions, and program and policy evaluation.