Firearm ownership and storage among US college students: results from the healthy minds study, 2021–2022

• Published in: Journal of behavioral medicine Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 662 - 671
• Main Authors: Adams, Mackenzie, Gong, Catherine, Heinze, Justin E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; College campuses; College students; Colleges & universities; Drinking behavior; Family Medicine; Fatalities; Female; Firearms; Firearms - statistics & numerical data; General Practice; Health Psychology; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Owners; Ownership; Ownership - statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States - epidemiology; Universities; Young Adult; Young adults; United States; Firearm carrying; University campus; Firearm ownership; Firearm storage; Young adults

The purpose of this study is to address a significant gap in knowledge on firearm ownership rates and storage characteristics in a national sample of college students. We used 2021–2022 survey data from the Healthy Minds Study, which included approximately 88,500 students at over 100 US colleges and...