Rutgers researchers analyze how different communities view, manage and respond to risk. A Rutgers study discovered that people who avoid COVID-19 precautions are more likely to buy firearms, with this behavior being more common among moderate and conservative individuals. The research also highli
A Rutgers study found that individuals who avoid COVID-19 precautions are more likely to purchase firearms, a pattern observed among moderate and conservative individuals. Surveying 6,404 adults from three states, the researchers used latent class analysis to identify four distinct groups based on defensive behaviors and political beliefs.
The analysis indicated there were four groups based upon these defensive behaviors and political beliefs. The first group, marked by liberal political views, engaged in many defensive behaviors to avoid illness and more than 98 percent voted for Joe Biden. The second group, marked by moderate political views, engaged in very few defensive behaviors to avoid illness and more than 73 percent voted for Joe Biden.
These same communities, however, appeared to have concerns about being harmed by other people and, as a result, engaged in a behavior they viewed as capable of keeping them safe in that domain: firearm purchasing, Anestis said.
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