Comparing the characteristics of firesetting and non-firesetting adults in a New Zealand un-apprehended community sample.

IF 1.5 4区医学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Psychiatry Psychology and Law Pub Date : 2024-09-01 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1080/13218719.2024.2346720

Kendal Johnston, Nichola Tyler

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This study examines the prevalence of deliberate firesetting in an un-apprehended New Zealand sample and factors that differentiate firesetting and non-firesetting individuals. An anonymous online survey assessing demographic and background characteristics, history of firesetting and psychological characteristics was advertised on Facebook community groups and pinboards across New Zealand. A total of 626 adults completed the survey. One-hundred and three participants (16.45%) self-reported having deliberately set at least one fire over the age of 14 years. When controlling for all other variables in a logistic regression model, having a high-school qualification as the highest level of educational attainment (odds ratio, OR = 2.24), history of a mental health diagnosis (OR = 1.91), fearful attachment style (OR = 1.16) and fire interest (OR = 1.05) showed the strongest unique association with un-apprehended firesetting. Further research is needed to examine the full range of behavioural and psychological characteristics associated with un-apprehended firesetting.

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比较新西兰一个未被理解的社区样本中点火和不点火的成年人的特征。

本研究考察了在一个未知的新西兰样本中故意纵火的流行程度，以及区分纵火和非纵火个体的因素。一项评估人口统计和背景特征、纵火史和心理特征的匿名在线调查在新西兰的Facebook社区群和钉板上做了广告。共有626名成年人完成了这项调查。103名参与者（16.45%）自我报告在14岁以上故意纵火至少一次。当在逻辑回归模型中控制所有其他变量时，拥有高中学历作为最高教育程度（优势比，OR = 2.24），心理健康诊断史（OR = 1.91），恐惧依恋类型（OR = 1.16）和火灾兴趣（OR = 1.05）显示出与不明原因纵火最强烈的独特关联。需要进一步的研究来检查与无意识纵火有关的行为和心理特征的全部范围。

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