Firearm ownership factors and cognitive functioning: A preliminary study.

Autor: Aase DM; Research and Development, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, 3375 Koapaka Street, Suite B-220, Honolulu, HI, 96706, USA; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, 3650 Olentangy River Road, Ste 310, Columbus, OH, 43214, USA. Electronic address: darrin.aase2@va.gov., McManimen S; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, 3650 Olentangy River Road, Ste 310, Columbus, OH, 43214, USA., Hay J; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, 3650 Olentangy River Road, Ste 310, Columbus, OH, 43214, USA., Long C; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, 3650 Olentangy River Road, Ste 310, Columbus, OH, 43214, USA., Bryan CJ; Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University, 3650 Olentangy River Road, Ste 310, Columbus, OH, 43214, USA; VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention, VA Finger Lakes Health Care System, 400 Fort Hill Avenue, Canandaigua, NY, 14424, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of psychiatric research [J Psychiatr Res] 2024 Jul; Vol. 175, pp. 200-204. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 09.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.026
Abstrakt: Recent studies have suggested that owning a firearm for the purpose of protection and intending to acquire a firearm within the next year are associated with disrupted cognitive-affective processes that may increase firearm suicide risk. Prior studies were limited by self-report measures and would benefit from the utilization of objective indicators of cognitive functioning to clarify associations between firearm ownership and cognitive-affective states. The present study examined objective cognitive performance in a sample of U.S. adults in relation to firearm ownership variables. Based on prior studies, we hypothesized that protective owners and individuals with the intention to acquire a firearm within the next year would demonstrate reduced performance on decision-making, mental flexibility, and emotional bias tasks. A total of 112 participants (61% female, 79% white) completed objective cognitive tasks following completion of a larger survey study through ResearchMatch. Results indicated that intention to purchase a firearm within the next year was not associated with cognitive functioning but was associated with an array of heightened psychiatric symptoms. Owning a firearm for the purpose of protection was associated with decreased mental flexibility relative to non-owners, but no differences were seen for decision-making or emotional bias. These findings represent the first attempt to examine underlying objective cognitive processes related to firearm ownership, and implications for future research are discussed.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest CB receives personal income related to firearm suicide prevention in the form of book royalties, speaking fees, and consulting fees. He also serves as the primary investigator or co-investigator on several funded grants related to this issue. Declarations of interest: none for all other authors (DA, SM, JH, CL).
(Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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