Affirming cultural values for health: The case of firearm restriction in suicide prevention

Christopher Wolsko, Elizabeth Marino and Susan Keys

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 248, issue C

Abstract: •Messaging increased likelihood of locking up firearms for suicide prevention.•It also increased likelihood of participants engaging their family physician to help prevent suicide.•Effects were stronger for political conservatives and gun rights advocates.•Perceived value similarity between message source and recipient mediated effects.•Health behaviors were facilitated when regarded as consistent with cultural values.

Keywords: Health communication; Suicide prevention; Firearms; Persuasion; Culture; Identity; Cultural cognition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112706

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