Fearing future terrorism: Development, validation, and psychometric testing of the Terrorism Catastrophizing Scale (TCS).

Sinclair, Stephen; LoCicero, Alice

doi:10.1177/1534765607309962

Cited by 39 publications

(39 citation statements)

References 47 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Interestingly, despite the Patriotism scale being a highly significant predictor of Trust in Government at steps 2 and 3, it should be noted that Fears of Terrorism was still a significant predictor of Trust in Government after statistically controlling for patriotism. (Sinclair & LoCicero, 2007). In the present study, women were significantly (p < 0.05) more fearful about terrorism (M = 47.00; SD = 21.50) compared to men (M = 35.85; SD = 21.58), and were significantly (p < 0.05) more impacted by terror alerts issued by the US government (M = 37.38; SD = 22.03) compared to men (M = 24.21; SD = 19.54).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Do fears of terrorism predict trust in government?

Sinclair

LoCicero

2010

Jnl Aggress Conflict Peace Res

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. ABSTRACT Since 9/11, 2001, protection from terrorism has become a poignant issue in the political spectrum, and some have argued that fears of terrorism have been manipulated for political purposes. Contributing to a growing body of research, this study sought to test whether terrorism fears, and/or the impact of terror alerts, predicted overall trust in government in a sample of university undergraduates who completed the Perceptions of TerrorismQuestionnaire Short-Form (PTQ-SF). Two psychological theories offer plausible explanations for this relationship: attachment theory and evolutionary psychology theory. Results indicate that both general terrorism fears and the impact of terror alerts specifically, are statistically significant predictors of trust in government, using separate hierarchical regression models after controlling for other factors. The implications and limitations of this study are discussed, as are directions for further research.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Do fears of terrorism predict trust in government?

Sinclair

LoCicero

2010

Jnl Aggress Conflict Peace Res

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Fear of terror (FOT) was measured by using the 13-item Terrorism Catastrophizing Scale developed by Sinclair and Locicero [ 56 ] to assess the ongoing fear of future terrorist attacks. Psychological well-being (PWB) of adolescents was measured through the World Health Organization five-item scale for well-being, which was adapted from the study of De et al [ 57 ].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fear of Terror and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence

Shah

Tian

Shah

et al. 2018

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The purpose of this study was to empirically explore whether or not the level of emotional intelligence of adolescents mitigates the potential adverse effects of the fear of terror on their psychological well-being. Data for this study were collected through a voluntary survey from a sample of 385 adolescents residing in the terrorism-affected provinces of Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Balochistan. The results from the structural equation modeling revealed that fear of terrorism had a significant negative relationship with the psychological well-being of adolescents. The study results further revealed that emotional intelligence significantly moderated the relationship between the fear of terrorism and the psychological well-being of the adolescents. Therefore, the negative relationship was stronger for those with low emotional intelligence and weaker for those with high emotional intelligence. This study also discusses several practical implications along with suggestions for future research.

show abstract

“…18 Since effective treatment must begin with valid and reliable assessment, the TCS was developed to measure the effects of ongoing fear of future terrorism. The TCS specifically measures the extent to which people experience anticipatory fears, or "catastrophize" about, future terrorism.…”

Section: Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Terrorism catastrophising and hazardous alcohol use among students of a tertiary institution in Jos, Nigeria

et al. 2017

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Being a maladaptive means of coping with stress, alcohol abuse may be associated with level of terrorism in a community. Jos has had a number of terrorists’ attacks which have had devastating effects on the city and its environs. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of terrorism catastrophizing, hazardous alcohol use as well as the relationship between terrorism catastrophizing and hazardous alcohol use among students of the Plateau State Polytechnic, Jos Campus.Methods: A cross sectional study of 230 students in the departments of accountancy, business administration and management who completed self-administered questionnaires during one of their classes following a random cluster sampling of departments.Results: The TCS showed that 43.5% of the participants had terrorism catastrophizing. Pearson correlation showed a high significant positive correlation (p<0.05) across the three dimensions of terrorism catastrophizing: rumination, r=0.807; magnification, r=0.726; and helplessness, r=0.754. However, no significant correlation exists between terrorism catastrophising (rumination, magnification and helplessness), alcohol use disorder, r = -0.016, p = 0.817 (AUDITc), and problem drinking behavior, r= -0.157, p=0.06.Conclusions: There was no positive correlation between terrorism catastrophizing and hazardous alcohol drinking.

show abstract

Fearing future terrorism: Development, validation, and psychometric testing of the Terrorism Catastrophizing Scale (TCS).

Cited by 39 publications

References 47 publications

Do fears of terrorism predict trust in government?

Do fears of terrorism predict trust in government?

Fear of Terror and Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence

Terrorism catastrophising and hazardous alcohol use among students of a tertiary institution in Jos, Nigeria

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About