Adolescents' reactions to the World Trade Center destruction: A study of political trauma in metropolitan New York

摘要: This study examined the emotional response of 110 adolescents living in New York metropolitan area one month and five months after destruction World Trade Center (WTC) by terrorists. The purpose was to assess emerging hypotheses political psychology that suggest there are differential responses a national trauma recede predictable directions. results followed predictions indicate experienced higher level emotions related Crisis Bereavement dimension than affect associated with Vulnerability decreased during four-month follow-up period. There no effect on from biological sex or orientation respondents, which is inconsistent other studies literature. absence explained terms lack domestic ideological difference terrorist attack.