TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Shared social identity and media transmission of trauma
JO  - Scientific reports
A1  - Relihan, Daniel P.
A1  - Jones, Nickolas M.
A1  - Holman, E. Alison
A1  - Silver, Roxane Cohen
SP  - e11609
EP  - e11609
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - When an individual or group trauma becomes a shared public experience through widespread media coverage (e.g., mass violence, being publicly outed), sharing a social identity with a targeted individual or group of victims may amplify feelings of personal vulnerability. This heightened perceived threat may draw people to engage with trauma-related media because of increased vigilance for self-relevant threats, which can, in turn, amplify distress. We studied this possibility among two U.S. national samples following the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, FL (N = 4675) and the 2018 Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Senate hearings (N = 4894). Participants who shared LGBT or Hispanic identities with Pulse massacre victims reported greater exposure to massacre-related media and acute stress. Participants who shared Dr. Blasey Ford's identities as a victim of interpersonal violence and a Democrat reported more hearings-related media exposure and acute stress. Indirect effects of shared single identity on acute stress through self-reported event-related media exposure emerged in both studies. <br><br>RESULTS for sharing dual identities with victims were mixed. These findings have implications for media use and public health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2045-2322
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33898-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -