Journal article
Evaluation of ShootSafe, an Interactive, Sequential Website to Teach Youths Firearms Safety: A Randomized Clinical Trial
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.115(12), pp.1971-1977
12/2025
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308267
PMCID: PMC12614018
PMID: 40966575
Abstract
This randomized trial evaluated ShootSafe, a theory-based website using a graphic novel storyline, educational and testimonial videos, and games, to teach firearms safety to children aged 10 to 12 years. A total of 163 youths participated. Linear mixed models found that youths randomized to ShootSafe demonstrated greater knowledge, safer behavioral intentions, and safer simulated hunting behaviors following training and at four-month follow-up compared with the control condition. Broad dissemination could reduce risk of unintentional pediatric firearms injury and death.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT4622943. (
. Published online ahead of print September 18, 2025:e1-e7. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308267).
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evaluation of ShootSafe, an Interactive, Sequential Website to Teach Youths Firearms Safety: A Randomized Clinical Trial
- Creators
- David C Schwebel - University of Alabama at BirminghamD Leann Long - University of Alabama at BirminghamAnna Johnston - University of Alabama at BirminghamYefei He - University of Alabama at BirminghamCasie H Morgan - University of Alabama at BirminghamJoan Severson - University of Alabama at BirminghamGregory Taylor - University of Alabama at BirminghamKatelyn Trullinger - University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.115(12), pp.1971-1977
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308267
- PMID
- 40966575
- PMCID
- PMC12614018
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Public Health
- ISSN
- 1541-0048
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Publisher
- AMER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC INC
- Grant note
- National Institute on Mental Health: T32MH018869 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)CDC/HHS
This publication was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $1 950000, with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. C. H. Morgan's work on article preparation was supported in part by a grant from the National Institute on Mental Health (T32MH018869, MPI: Danielson, Kilpatrick) .
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 09/18/2025
- Date published
- 12/2025
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration; Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984963647602771
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