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Table 1 ShootSafe Website Components

From: Study protocol: developing and evaluating an interactive web platform to teach children hunting, shooting and firearms safety: a randomized controlled trial

ShootSafe goals are to:

1. Transmit knowledge [via expert videos, trivia games]

 a. Safe preparation

 b. Safe transport

 c. Safety in the field

 d. Safe storage

2. Hone relevant cognitive skills [via interactive games]

 a. Executive function – impulse control, patience

 b. Hypothetical thinking – anticipate future, deduce what could happen, plan ahead

3. Alter perceptions about firearms safety [via expert videos, peer testimonials]

 a. Increase self-efficacy

 b. Increase perceived vulnerability and susceptibility

 c. Recognize severity of errors

 d. Change perception of peer normative behavior