Rubin G James, Brewin Chris R, Greenberg Neil, Hughes Jamie Hacker, Simpson John, Wessely Simon
Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, Weston Education Centre, Cutcombe Road, London SE5 9RJ,UK.
Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Apr;190:350-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.029785.
Terrorist attacks can have psychological effects on the general public.
To assess the medium-term effects of the July 2005 London bombings on the general population in London and to identify risk factors for persistent effects.
We telephoned 1010 Londoners 11-13 days after the bombings to assess stress levels, perceived threat and travel intentions. Seven months later, 574 respondents were contacted again and asked similar questions, and questions concerning altered perceptions of self and the world.
;Substantial stress' (11%), perceived threat to self (43%) and reductions in travel because of the bombings (19%) persisted at a reduced level; other perceived threats remained unchanged. A more negative world view was common. Other than degree of exposure to the bombings, there were no consistent predictors of which people with short-term reactions would develop persistent reactions.
A longer-term impact of terrorism on the perceptions and behaviour of Londoners was documented.
恐怖袭击会对普通民众产生心理影响。
评估2005年7月伦敦爆炸事件对伦敦普通民众的中期影响,并确定产生持续影响的风险因素。
在爆炸事件发生11 - 13天后,我们致电1010名伦敦人,评估他们的压力水平、感知到的威胁和出行意愿。七个月后,再次联系574名受访者,询问类似问题,以及关于自我和世界认知改变的问题。
“巨大压力”(11%)、对自身的感知威胁(43%)以及因爆炸事件导致的出行减少(19%)在较低水平上持续存在;其他感知到的威胁保持不变。更消极的世界观很常见。除了接触爆炸事件的程度外,对于哪些有短期反应的人会产生持续反应,没有一致的预测因素。
记录了恐怖主义对伦敦人认知和行为的长期影响。