Optimism Bias in Firearm-Related Risk Perceptions

Amanda J Aubel; Garen J Wintemute; Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49656

Optimism Bias in Firearm-Related Risk Perceptions

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Dec 1;6(12):e2349656. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.49656.

Authors

Amanda J Aubel¹, Garen J Wintemute¹, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz¹

Affiliation

¹ Violence Prevention Research Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This survey study assesses the perceptions of California adults about the safety and risk of personal firearm use or access vs firearm use or access by others.