Americans Respond Politically to 9/11: Understanding the Impact of the Terrorist Attacks and Their Aftermath

American Psychologist

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 455-467

  Huddy, Leonie ^a   Feldman, Stanley ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Political attitudes; Terrorism; Threat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

EMOTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SECURITY MEASURES; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052613204     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024894     Document Type: Article

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