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Goodwin, Robin, Kaniasty, Krzysztof , Sun, Shaojing and Ben-Ezra, Menachem (2017) Psychological distress and prejudice following terror attacks in France. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 91 . pp. 111-115. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.001
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.001
Abstract
Terrorist attacks have the capacity to threaten our beliefs about the world, cause distress across populations and promote discrimination towards particular groups. We examined the impact of two different types of attacks in the same city and same year on psychological distress and probable posttraumatic stress symptoms, and the moderating effects of religion or media use on distress/posttraumatic symptoms and inter-group relations. Two panel surveys four weeks after the January 2015 Charlie Hebdo attack (N= 1981) and the November 2015 Bataclan concert hall / restaurant attacks (N= 1878), measured intrinsic religiosity, social and traditional media use, psychological distress (K6), probable posttraumatic stress symptoms (proposed ICD-11), symbolic racism and willingness to interact with Muslims by non-Muslims. Prevalence of serious mental illness (K6 score > 18) was higher after November 2015 attacks (7.0 % after the first attack, 10.2% the second, χ2 (1) = 5.67, p<.02), as were probable posttraumatic stress symptoms (11.9% vs. 14.1%; χ2 (1) = 4.15, p<.04). In structural equation analyses, sex, age, geographic proximity, media use and religiosity were associated with distress, as was the interaction between event and religiosity. Distress was then associated with racism symbolism and willingness to interact with Muslims. Implications are considered for managing psychological trauma across populations, and protecting inter-group harmony.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Terrorism--France, Terrorism--Psychological aspects--France, Victims of terrorism--Psychology--France, Victims of terrorism--Mental health--France, Post-traumatic stress disorder--France | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Psychiatric Research | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0022-3956 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | August 2017 | ||||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 March 2017 | ||||||||
| Volume: | 91 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 111-115 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.001 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Funder: | Universiṭat Ariʼel [ Ariel University of Israel], University of Warwick |
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