When Thoughts Turn Toward Nuclear War: Stress Responses, Coping Strategies, and the Importance of Trait Anxiety in Moderating Effects on "Mental Health"

The concept of Nuclear Anxiety (NA) and its link to theory and research on stress and coping, which would predict that person variables would be extremely important in determining the amount of anxiety precipitated by the hypothetical and ambiguous nature of nuclear war, were examined in high and lo...

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Published in:Journal of applied social psychology 1989-02, Vol.19 (2), p.111-139
Main Authors: Hamilton, Scott B., Keilin, William G., Knox, Thomas A., Naginey, Judith L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Mental health
Mental stress
Nuclear war
Personality traits
Psychological effects
Social psychology
Stress
War
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Summary:The concept of Nuclear Anxiety (NA) and its link to theory and research on stress and coping, which would predict that person variables would be extremely important in determining the amount of anxiety precipitated by the hypothetical and ambiguous nature of nuclear war, were examined in high and low NA groups. Results revealed that the two NA groups differed on 22 of the 32 dependent measures and that four variables were the best group discriminators.
ISSN:0021-9029
1559-1816
DOI:10.1111/j.1559-1816.1989.tb00048.x