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Kelty, Ryan. "Moderating Effects of Social Support in the Wake of Terrorism" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA, Aug 16, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p106691_index.html>

Kelty, R. D. , 2003-08-16 "Moderating Effects of Social Support in the Wake of Terrorism" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p106691_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Despite the increase in frequency and intensity of terrorist attacks directed at civilian populations over the past decade, there is a paucity of data on mental health outcomes related to such attacks. These mental health outcomes are similar to those observed after natural and man-made disasters, but important differences in disaster etiology and social contexts result in differences in social support within the stress process. The stress process model (Pearlin et al. 1981) and findings from research on other types of disasters can be used to predict psychological response to primary and secondary stressors of terrorism. The source of the disaster and social-structural contexts of victims are critical predictors of the moderating effects of social support. This paper focuses on how social support might mediate mental health outcomes after a terrorist disaster. Unique aspects related to social support in the wake of terrorism include the role of the media in assessing blame, the effects of asymmetric weapons and tactics employed by terrorists, and changes in the ambient levels of stress in the environment. Psychological debriefing and terror management theory should be particularly effective in guiding social support to limit the negative impacts of exposure to terrorism.

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