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Anticipation of handling the dead: Effects of gender and experience
Author(s) -
McCarroll James E.,
Ursano Robert J.,
Ventis W. Larry,
Fullerton Carol S.,
Oates Gary L.,
Friedman Herbert,
Shean Glenn D.,
Wright Kathleen M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1993.tb01082.x
Subject(s) - anticipation (artificial intelligence) , stressor , psychology , stress (linguistics) , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , injury prevention , psychological stress , poison control , clinical psychology , social psychology , medical emergency , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science
In addition to the direct psychological effects of disaster stressors, anticipation of stress can itself be debilitating. We examined the relationship between the anticipated stress of handling the dead and gender and experience. Experienced persons had lower anticipated stress than inexperienced persons. Inexperienced females had higher anticipated stress than inexperienced males; experienced males and females did not differ. Results provide support for an ‘inoculation’ theory of stress buffering in disaster workers.