@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between terrorism and distress and drinking: two years after September 11, 2001",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2009",
author="Richman, J. A. and Shannon, Candice A. and Rospenda, Kathleen M. and Flaherty, J. A. and Fendrich, Michael",
volume="44",
number="12",
pages="1665-1680",
abstract="This study examined: 1) the prevalence of negative beliefs related to terrorism and 2) whether these beliefs were related to distress and drinking. Respondents (N = 1453) in a five-wave longitudinal cohort study sampled from a United States university workplace were surveyed by mail between 1996 and 2003. Instruments assessed were: negative beliefs related to 9/11/01, distress (depression, anxiety, somatization, PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder]), and drinking (frequency, quantity, escapist motives, binge drinking, drinking to intoxication, and problem-related drinking). Regression analyses examined relationships between beliefs and mental health. A sizable percentage of respondents experienced terrorism-related negative beliefs. Higher negative belief scores were related to greater distress and problematic drinking in 2003, controlling for sociodemographic variables and (in most cases) pre-9/11 distress and drinking. Study limitations were noted and future research was recommended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}