TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Exploring the Myths of Coping with a National Trauma: A Longitudinal Study of Responses to the September 11th Terrorist Attacks
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Pizarro, Judith
A1  - Gil-Rivas, Virginia
A1  - Mclntosh, DN
A1  - Holman, E. Alison
A1  - Poulin, Michael
A1  - Silver, Roxane Cohen
SP  - 129
EP  - 141
VL  - 9
IS  - 1-2
N2  - A longitudinal investigation of psychological responses to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was conducted on a U.S. national probability sample. Using an anonymous Web-based survey methodology, data were collected among over 1,900 adults at 2 weeks and 12 months post-9/11 to consider whether direct and proximal exposure were necessary preconditions for high levels of acute and posttraumatic stress symptoms, and whether greater exposure/proximity led to greater traumatic stress symptoms. Results suggest that the requirement of direct and proximal exposure to the attacks and the expectation of a dose-response relationship between exposure and traumatic stress response are myths.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J146v09n01_16
ID  - ref1
ER  -