Citation

Sloan MM, Haner M, Cullen FT, Graham A, Aydin E, Kulig TC, Jonson CL. Crime Delinq. 2021; 67(12): 2011-2042.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128720940984

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Although the risk of dying in a terrorist attack in the United States is almost non-existent, recent polls indicate that Americans rank terrorism as a top national concern, prioritizing it over other issues such as the economy, health care, and the environment. The current study examines how Americans are impacted by the threat of terrorism today. Analyses of original national survey data suggest that Americans currently engage in behavioral coping in response to the threat of terrorism, and their coping responses vary by levels of worry about terrorism, political orientation, emotional vulnerability, and the association that they make between Muslims and terrorism. The observed behavioral adaptations have implications for community engagement, the economy, and psychological well-being on an individual level.

Language: en

Keywords

anti-Muslim attitudes; behavioral adaptations; coping behaviors; fear of terrorism; macro-level stressors