Potential Determinants of Mass Shooting Perpetration and Casualties: A Systematic Review
Introduction: In the United States (US), mass shootings could be regarded as a public health issue due to their ubiquitous and public nature. Social-ecological models, commonly used to explain health behaviours, can contribute to the understanding of potential determinants of mass shootings base...
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| description | Introduction: In the United States (US), mass shootings could
be regarded as a public health issue due to their ubiquitous and
public nature. Social-ecological models, commonly used to explain
health behaviours, can contribute to the understanding of potential
determinants of mass shootings based on current evidence.
Aim: To conduct a systematic review on factors associated
with the perpetration of mass shooting events and casualties
(injuries or fatalities) at mass shooting events.
Materials and Methods: The author searched the literature
on PubMed using the term “mass shooting”. Inclusion criteria
included titles containing the words “shoot*,” “firearm*,” or
“gun*,” having an abstract or full text, and the study being either
primary research or secondary data analysis on the perpetration
or casualties of mass shootings.
Results: The author reviewed 36 articles, nearly all of which
focused on mass shootings in US. For the perpetration of mass
shootings, gun ownership and access were present at all levels
of the social-ecological model. Other factors for perpetration
included mental illness, relationship issues, and permissive firearm
laws. Mass shooting casualties were associated with the use of
high-powered firearms at the intrapersonal level and permissive
firearm laws at the policy level.
Conclusion: Firearms-related factors were associated with
both the perpetration and casualties of mass shootings at
various levels of the social-ecological model. However, caveats,
including a limited time frame of the review, limited sources of
publications, and subjectivity in building the social-ecological
model, should be considered in the interpretation of the study
findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-477c969e4fe64dd883d7f707fb22f7e12023-10-21T09:42:35ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2023-10-011710061310.7860/JCDR/2023/61802.18520Potential Determinants of Mass Shooting Perpetration and Casualties: A Systematic ReviewWit Wichaidit0Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.Introduction: In the United States (US), mass shootings could be regarded as a public health issue due to their ubiquitous and public nature. Social-ecological models, commonly used to explain health behaviours, can contribute to the understanding of potential determinants of mass shootings based on current evidence. Aim: To conduct a systematic review on factors associated with the perpetration of mass shooting events and casualties (injuries or fatalities) at mass shooting events. Materials and Methods: The author searched the literature on PubMed using the term “mass shooting”. Inclusion criteria included titles containing the words “shoot*,” “firearm*,” or “gun*,” having an abstract or full text, and the study being either primary research or secondary data analysis on the perpetration or casualties of mass shootings. Results: The author reviewed 36 articles, nearly all of which focused on mass shootings in US. For the perpetration of mass shootings, gun ownership and access were present at all levels of the social-ecological model. Other factors for perpetration included mental illness, relationship issues, and permissive firearm laws. Mass shooting casualties were associated with the use of high-powered firearms at the intrapersonal level and permissive firearm laws at the policy level. Conclusion: Firearms-related factors were associated with both the perpetration and casualties of mass shootings at various levels of the social-ecological model. However, caveats, including a limited time frame of the review, limited sources of publications, and subjectivity in building the social-ecological model, should be considered in the interpretation of the study findings.https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/18520/61802_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_QC(SD_SS)_PF1(HB_SL_OM)_PFA(HB_KM)_PN(KM).pdfaggressioncriminal behaviourfirearmssocial-ecological model |
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| title_full | Potential Determinants of Mass Shooting Perpetration and Casualties: A Systematic Review |
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| title_sort | potential determinants of mass shooting perpetration and casualties a systematic review |
| topic | aggression criminal behaviour firearms social-ecological model |
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