Cumulative Exposure to Prior Collective Trauma and Acute Stress Responses to the Boston Marathon Bombings

Psychological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 675-683

  Garfin, Dana Rose ^a   Holman, E Alison ^a   Silver, Roxane Cohen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acute stress; collective trauma; terrorism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOMB; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MASS DISASTER; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERRORISM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOMBS; BOSTON; FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERRORISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930519277     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797614561043     Document Type: Article

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