Shared social identity and media transmission of trauma.

Autor: Relihan DP; Department of Psychological Science, 4201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, USA., Jones NM; Department of Psychological Science, 4201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, USA., Holman EA; Department of Psychological Science, 4201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, USA.; Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, Room 4517, Nursing and Health Sciences Hall, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA., Silver RC; Department of Psychological Science, 4201 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697-7085, USA. rsilver@uci.edu.; Department of Medicine and Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA. rsilver@uci.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Jul 18; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 11609. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 18.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33898-2
Abstrakt: When an individual or group trauma becomes a shared public experience through widespread media coverage (e.g., mass violence, being publicly outed), sharing a social identity with a targeted individual or group of victims may amplify feelings of personal vulnerability. This heightened perceived threat may draw people to engage with trauma-related media because of increased vigilance for self-relevant threats, which can, in turn, amplify distress. We studied this possibility among two U.S. national samples following the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, FL (N = 4675) and the 2018 Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Senate hearings (N = 4894). Participants who shared LGBT or Hispanic identities with Pulse massacre victims reported greater exposure to massacre-related media and acute stress. Participants who shared Dr. Blasey Ford's identities as a victim of interpersonal violence and a Democrat reported more hearings-related media exposure and acute stress. Indirect effects of shared single identity on acute stress through self-reported event-related media exposure emerged in both studies. Results for sharing dual identities with victims were mixed. These findings have implications for media use and public health.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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