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Ahern, et al. “Television images and post-traumatic stress disorder alter September 11” (2004). Design. Random sample of 2011 respondents living in NYC in January and February of 2002 Interview (35 minutes) Demographic information
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Ahern, et al. “Television images and post-traumatic stress disorder alter September 11” (2004)
Design • Random sample of 2011 respondents living in NYC in January and February of 2002 • Interview (35 minutes) • Demographic information • How often specific scenes of 9-11 had been viewed during 7 days after the attack • Standard measure of post-traumatic stress
Descriptive Findings • The most frequently viewed image was the planes hitting the towers (41 times) • Next was the buildings collapsing and people running from them (37 times) • Last was people jumping from the buildings (12 times)
Statistical Relationship • High level of exposure was positively correlated to high level of post-traumatic stress • Subjects in the top 1/3 in terms of exposure were 2.5 times more likely than those in the bottom 1/3 to show report stress