Shared social identity and media transmission of trauma

Abstract 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 perce...

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Main Authors: Daniel P. Relihan, Nickolas M. Jones, E. Alison Holman, Roxane Cohen Silver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33898-2