Gun Ownership as a Social Identity: Estimating Behavioral and Attitudinal Relationships

• In Event: Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Issues

Brief Overview

We adapt social psychological measures to document the existence of a distinct gun owner identity, which we find to be strongly predictive of individuals’ preferences and behavior on gun control.

Authors

• Matthew Lacombe, Barnard College, Columbia University

• Adam Howat, Oberlin College

• Jacob Edward Rothschild, Northwestern University