It could have been me: Vicarious victims' distress reactions following the September 11th terrorist attacks

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Wayment
2007 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 787-795
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Waters ◽  
W. Gerrod Parrott ◽  
Karin Mogg ◽  
Brendan P. Bradley ◽  
Mary C. Fuller ◽  
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The psychological sequelae of the September 11th terrorist attacks were examined in 249 college students at three sites in the USA and one site in the UK in the year following the attacks. Participants completed questionnaires tapping 9/11-related exposure and distress, and completed a modified Stroop task assessing time to color-name cards containing terror-related and neutral words. Geographical location and amount of exposure to the attacks were significant predictors of self-reported 9/11-related distress, but were not associated with processing bias for terror-related stimuli. Self-reported 9/11-related distress was significantly associated with processing bias, but only in the group ( n = 124) which performed the neutral card first. Processing biases for terror-related stimuli are dependent on method of assessment and appear to be more closely tied to self-reported distress than to amount of objective exposure to the attacks.


2007 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 799-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Anderson ◽  
Kathleen Reis-Costa ◽  
James R. Misanin

Previous research has suggested that the duration of stressful video material is estimated to be longer than one containing less stressful material. The current study sought to examine what effects viewing news coverage of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks might have on estimated duration of exposure. 16 participants were recruited from Saint Joseph's College of Maine psychology courses and viewed two 3-min. video clips. One clip contained coverage of the 9–11 terrorist attacks; the other, a nonstressful control, was taken from a familiar segment of The Wizard of Oz. Participants estimated the length of the clip and rated stress experienced while viewing the clip. Analysis showed the September 11th footage was rated as more stressful and was estimated as longer than the control clip.


Reflexão ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Fabiana Marques Barbosa Nasciutti ◽  
Mojgan Rahbari-Jawoko

Acontecimentos que apresentam uma consequência fatal sobre os civis têm, historicamente, um efeito duradourona psique daqueles que os testemunharam. Os ataques terroristas politizados de 11 de setembro de 2001 nos Estados Unidos foram o evento histórico mais significativo do século 21, com grande repercussão global. Iniciadas por esses incidentes, as ameaças contínuas de terrorismo desde então transformaram as atitudes públicas em dimensão social e política, além de terem impactado a maneira como as pessoas se relacionam tanto dentro dos Estados Unidos quanto globalmente. Este artigo examina criticamente as lições duradouras aprendidas 20 anos após o trágico evento. Para tanto, são discutidos: (i) a resposta psicológica global ao 11 de setembro a partir de uma perspectiva histórico-cultural; (ii) os impactos sociais e sociopolíticos mais amplos; (iii) a interação entre a política de identidade, as preocupações e os riscos de segurança nacional, o preconceito, a exclusão e a intolerância religiosa que os eventos incentivaram nos Estados Unidos e no mundo. Além disso, analisa-se como a mídia social, as informações rápidas e as notícias falsas influenciaram o pensamento crítico em todo o mundo. O artigo explora, particularmente, como o 11 de setembro pode potencialmente afetar a propensão individual ao fundamentalismo religioso, ao preconceito e à intolerância com aqueles que não são familiares.


2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie K. (Mickey) Crothers ◽  
Gloria L. Fennell ◽  
Winifred A. Morse ◽  
Katherine S. Schneider

Public Voices ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Janet V. Denhardt ◽  
Robert B. Denhardt

A National Day of Service on September 11th would be a living tribute to those who were killed or injured in the terrorist attacks, as well as a special remembrance of the sacrifices made by people simply trying to help others.


2005 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Milam ◽  
Anamara Ritt-Olson ◽  
Sylvia Tan ◽  
Jennifer Unger ◽  
Ellie Nezami

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