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PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
卷 15, 期 4, 页码 835-855出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1745691619898847
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allied field; anthropology; allied field; sociology; attitudes; belongingness; control; culture-diversity; guns; history; safety
Firearms are one of the central flashpoints in American life, and yet the motivations underlying their ownership have been generally understudied by psychologists. In this article, I review work from across the social sciences to model the psychological utility that people get from gun ownership. I propose the coping model of protective gun ownership and argue that those who own their weapon for protection are using their gun symbolically as an aid to manage psychological threats-to their safety, control, and sense of belongingness-that come from their belief that the world is a dangerous place and that society will not keep them safe. I discuss the ramifications of this coping strategy and present a research agenda for exploring this framework.
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