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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Relationship Between Terrorism and Distress and Drinking: Two Years After September 11, 2001


This study examined: 1) the prevalence of negative beliefs related to terrorism and 2) whether these beliefs were related to distress and drinking. .

A sizable percentage of respondents experienced terrorism-related negative beliefs. Higher negative belief scores were related to greater distress and problematic drinking in 2003, controlling for sociodemographic variables and (in most cases) pre-9/11 distress and drinking.

Study limitations were noted and future research was recommended.

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