TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Inoculating against disillusionment: protecting student confidence in universities before a campus shooting crisis
JO  - Journal of school violence
A1  - Hester, Erin B.
A1  - Geegan, Sarah
A1  - Ivanov, Bobi
SP  - 147
EP  - 160
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
N2  - Although fatal shootings on U.S. college campuses are statistically rare, students are routinely confronted with information suggesting that shootings are rampant and unavoidable. Pre-crisis interventions should address the threat of deceptive claims and restore beliefs that universities are capable of protecting students from violence. This experiment investigated the effectiveness of inoculation-based messages as a complementary approach to pre-crisis strategies for student resilience. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that, after reading about a simulated shooting, inoculated students had greater certainty and more positive beliefs in a university's ability to prevent and respond to a shooting. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that inoculation can establish a buffer of confidence in an institution's crisis management infrastructure, even when faced with a shocking tragedy. Practical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2022.2032115
ID  - ref1
ER  -