Coping and anxiety in college students after the September 11<sup>th</sup>terrorist attacks

Liverant, Gabrielle I.; Hofmann, S.; Litz, Brett T.

doi:10.1080/0003379042000221412

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“…In general, observed relationships between different dimensions of preventive coping and psychological stress were consistent with findings of previous studies on reactive coping (Liverant et al 2004;Silver et al 2002). Similar to past research on coping with the attacks of September 11, 2001, in which coping through denial, behavioural or mental disengagement was associated with increased psychopathology (Liverant et al 2004;Silver et al 2002), the use of actual avoidance behaviour as a form of preventive coping was associated with greater psychological stress.…”

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“…Similar to past research on coping with the attacks of September 11, 2001, in which coping through denial, behavioural or mental disengagement was associated with increased psychopathology (Liverant et al 2004;Silver et al 2002), the use of actual avoidance behaviour as a form of preventive coping was associated with greater psychological stress. By contrast, actual individual preparedness was associated with lower psychological stress.…”

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A Preventive Coping Perspective of Individual Response to Terrorism in Canada

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A plethora of studies on terrorism underscores the challenges of managing the psychological and behavioural impacts of terrorist events. This literature also emphasizes the idea that the global pending threat of terrorism, prior to the occurrence of any event, may also give rise to significant reactions among members of the public. Drawing from the literature on proactive coping, the current study presents the results of factor analyses performed on sections of a national survey that assessed appraisals of as well as actual responses to the threat of terrorism in Canada (N=1,502). Findings revealed that items assessing individual response to terrorism were represented by three factors in this context: Individual Preparedness, Information Seeking, and Avoidance Behaviour. Further analyses demonstrated a tendency for actual preparedness behaviours to be associated with decreased psychological stress, and actual avoidance behaviours to be associated with heightened psychological stress. Furthermore, the divergent patterns of relationships of terrorism response appraisals and corresponding actual responses with psychological stress emphasized the need to distinguish different stages in the process of preventive coping with terrorism. Theoretical and practical implications of findings for individual preparedness in Canada are discussed.

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A Preventive Coping Perspective of Individual Response to Terrorism in Canada

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“…Another study (Liverant et al 2004) examined the responses of 178 college students living in Boston, Massachusetts, to the events of September 11. Most of the students seemed significantly impacted by the tragedy, when assessed two months after the attacks.…”

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Mental Health Consequences of September 11: A Five-Year Review of the Behavioral Sciences Literature

Mardikian

2008

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“…In the wake of the attacks, most individuals were resilient and did not experience psychopathology (Bonanno, Galea, & Bucciarelli, 2007;Bonanno, Galea, Bucciarelli, & Vlahov, 2006). However, many Americans experienced more subtle forms of psychological distress from this major national trauma (Lanning, Colucci, & Edwards, 2007;Liverant, Hofmann, & Litz, 2004;Schuster et al, 2001;Silver, Holman, McIntosh, Poulin, & Gil-Rivas, 2002;Silver et al, 2004). Thus, making meaning out of this event became a significant task for Americans, both as individuals and as a country.…”

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The Political Is Personal: Narrating 9/11 and Psychological Well‐Being

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Poulin

2009

Journal of Personality

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Making meaning out of negative experiences is one of the primary psychological challenges in the wake of adversity. Much of the empirical attention that psychologists have paid to meaning making has focused on personal hardships, but national tragedies similarly pose a challenge to meaning making. In the present study, which is grounded in the theoretical tradition of the narrative study of lives, a nationally representative sample of 395 adults wrote accounts about the 9/11 terrorist attacks approximately 2 months after 9/11. Accounts were coded for 3 narrative themes: closure, redemption, and contamination. Psychological well-being was significantly related to accounts that were high in closure and national redemption and, among those more directly exposed to the attacks, accounts high in redemptive imagery. Psychological distress was significantly related to accounts that were low in closure and high in themes of personal contamination. Understanding the narrative styles that characterize personal accounts of political events has important ramifications for the study of the socially embedded individual.Significant negative events can be very destabilizing for those who experience them. Such experiences can shake people's sense of coherence (e.g

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Coping and anxiety in college students after the September 11^thterrorist attacks

Cited by 114 publications

References 29 publications

A Preventive Coping Perspective of Individual Response to Terrorism in Canada

A Preventive Coping Perspective of Individual Response to Terrorism in Canada

Mental Health Consequences of September 11: A Five-Year Review of the Behavioral Sciences Literature

The Political Is Personal: Narrating 9/11 and Psychological Well‐Being

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Coping and anxiety in college students after the September 11thterrorist attacks

Cited by 114 publications

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A Preventive Coping Perspective of Individual Response to Terrorism in Canada

A Preventive Coping Perspective of Individual Response to Terrorism in Canada

Mental Health Consequences of September 11: A Five-Year Review of the Behavioral Sciences Literature

The Political Is Personal: Narrating 9/11 and Psychological Well‐Being

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Coping and anxiety in college students after the September 11^thterrorist attacks