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The Prevention Researcher

Behavioral research for professionals working with adolescents and at-risk youth.

A journal from Integrated Research Services, Inc.

Terrorism, the Media, and Distress in Youth

By Rose L. Pfefferbaum, Ph.D., M.P.H., Robin H. Gurwitch, Ph.D., Madeline J. Robertson, J.D., M.D., Edward N. Brandt, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., & Betty Pfefferbaum, M.D., J.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 10, Number 2, 2003, Pages 14-16, Item# A102-PFEFFERBAUM


Abstract:
Following the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the authors examined emotional distress among youth who were not physically present at the disaster site. This research continued even two years after the bombing as the trial of Timothy McVeigh was beginning. The authors found an association between post-traumatic stress reactions and both print and broadcast media exposure. They also relate these findings to reactions following the September 11 attacks.

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