Abstract
While difficult to define, terrorism and terrorist-related aggressive acts can have a significant impact on societies and individuals. Acts of terrorism can disrupt the functioning of our day-to-day lives and can produce a range of emotional reactions including anxiety, anger, and fear. Prior literature has demonstrated that the public’s emotional response to terrorism has an impact on policy. Additionally, survivors can experience both short-term and long-term mental health difficulties; thus understanding how we measure these reactions is vital. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the literature and measures used to examine emotional response to terrorist-related aggressive acts. Sociodemographic variables are also considered. This chapter includes practical implications and considerations for practitioners for researchers and clinicians.
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Abbreviations
- BDI:
-
Beck Depression Inventory
- BSI:
-
Brief Symptoms Inventory
- DSM:
-
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- GAD:
-
Generalized anxiety disorder
- GSI:
-
Global Severity Index
- HADS:
-
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
- HICUPS:
-
How I Cope Under Pressure Scale
- HSC:
-
Hopkins Symptom Checklist
- IES-R :
-
Impact of Events Scale-Revised
- MDD:
-
Major depressive disorder
- PCL:
-
Posttraumatic Checklist
- PDEQ:
-
Peritraumatic Dissociative Experience Questionnaire
- PDI:
-
Peri-Traumatic Distress Inventory
- PHQ:
-
Patient Health Questionnaire
- PTCI:
-
Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory
- PTGI:
-
Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
- PTGI:
-
Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
- PTSD:
-
Posttraumatic stress disorder
- PTSD-RI:
-
PTSD Reaction Index
- QOL:
-
Quality of life
- SCL:
-
Symptom Checklist
- SDS:
-
Sheehan Disability Scale
- TCS:
-
Terrorism Catastrophizing Scale
- TEAM:
-
Terrorism Emotional Arousal Measure
- TF-CBT:
-
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- TSSC:
-
Traumatic Stress Symptom Checklist
- WHOQOL-BREF:
-
The World Health Organization Quality of Life
- WSAS:
-
Work and Social Adjustment Scale
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Mueller-Coyne, J., Turner, K., Lipson, G. (2023). Measures of Emotional Response to Terrorist-Related Aggressive Acts. In: Martin, C.R., Preedy, V.R., Patel, V.B. (eds) Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31547-3_81
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