Assessing stressors experienced through news media.
The Persian Gulf war of 1991 and the Los Angeles riots of 1992 highlight the importance of better understanding the effects of specific stressors that come to be known to the population solely through the news media. A standard scale to measure or categorize such stressors is suggested as a means of promoting further research.
Safran
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, College of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse 13210.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*