@article{6baf206977474ab5be9db852365dd6cd,
title = "An informed approach to the development of primary care pediatric firearm safety messages",
abstract = "Background: Firearm ownership is prevalent in the US and many children spend time in areas where firearms are not stored safely. The AAP recommends firearm safety counseling at pediatric well-visits. Methods: We developed and tested six contextual messages to promote safe firearm storage based on: absence of harm, collective appeal to understanding child behavior, pediatrician{\textquoteright}s authority, evidence-based, fear appeal, and general safety considerations. One hundred four parents who keep firearms at home were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk Prime and viewed video messages and reported behavioral intentions and emotional reactions following each message. Results: All six contextual messages were perceived as important and believable and increased parents{\textquoteright} intentions to follow safety advice provided, but also elicited negative emotions. The authority message elicited more negative emotions and resulted in lower intentions to follow safe storage advice. Conclusions: Including firearm messages with other child safety advice merits further evaluation. Authority messages should be avoided.",
keywords = "Firearm safety, Health communication, Pediatric primary care",
author = "Fuzzell, {Lindsay N.} and Sherry Dodd and Sisi Hu and Amanda Hinnant and Sungkyoung Lee and Glen Cameron and Garbutt, {Jane M.}",
note = "Funding Information: All phases of this study were supported by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences grant [UL1 TR000448] from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Funding Information: Dr. Fuzzell{\textquoteright}s time was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) [T32CA190194; PI: Colditz/James] and by the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital and by Siteman Cancer Center. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NCATS or the NIH. The sponsors had no involvement in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, The Author(s).",
year = "2022",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1186/s12887-021-03101-4",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
journal = "BMC Pediatrics",
issn = "1471-2431",
number = "1",
}