The Day After: A Preliminary Report on Its Effects on Children

The Day After: A Preliminary Report on Its Effects on Children

Contends, on the basis of the findings of J. Schofield and M. Pavelchak (see record 1986-11372-001), that the TV movie, The Day After, was a salient emotional stimulus and that developmental differences in self-reported nuclear war fears should be expected. Preliminary data collected by the present...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American psychologist 1986-06, Vol.41 (6), p.722-723
Hauptverfasser: Chavez, Ernest L, Hamilton, Scott B, Keilin, W. Greg
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Fear
Human
Nuclear War
Television Viewing
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Zusammenfassung:Contends, on the basis of the findings of J. Schofield and M. Pavelchak (see record 1986-11372-001), that the TV movie, The Day After, was a salient emotional stimulus and that developmental differences in self-reported nuclear war fears should be expected. Preliminary data collected by the present authors, using 126 2nd–6th graders, suggest that Ss' fears were both reactive to environmental events and developmentally mediated. (11 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.41.6.722