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Cognitive and Emotional Representations of Terror Attacks: A Cross‐Cultural Exploration
Author(s) -
Shiloh Shoshana,
Güvenç Gülbanu,
Önkal Dilek
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00892.x
Subject(s) - cognition , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , cognitive psychology , occupational safety and health , poison control , medical emergency , computer security , computer science , medicine , psychiatry , pathology
A questionnaire measuring cognitive and affective representations of terror risk was developed and tested in Turkey and Israel. Participants in the study were university students from the two countries ( n = 351). Four equivalent factors explained terror risk cognitions in each sample: costs, vulnerability, trust, and control. A single negative emotionality factor explained the affective component of terror risk representations in both samples. All factors except control could be measured reliably. Results supported the validity of the questionnaire by showing expected associations between cognitions and emotions, as well as indicating gender differences and cultural variations. Current findings are discussed in relation to previous results, theoretical approaches, and practical implications.