Investigating the effects of trauma-related research on well-being |
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Authors: | Cook Sarah L Darnell Doyanne Anthony Elizabeth R Tusher Chantal Poister Zimmerman Lindsey Enkhtor Dulamdary Hipp Tracy N |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-5010, USA. scook@gsu.edu |
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Abstract: | Using an experimental design, we investigated the impact of participation in trauma-related research on well-being in a sample of 219 higher education students. We created five conditions that exposed participants to questions about life events. A sixth condition represented a control condition. Exposure conditions varied according to whether they contained yes/no questions about events that entailed stress, stigma, trauma, or sexual violation. We operationalized well-being by measuring positive and negative affect, state anxiety, and positive reactions to research. Across exposure conditions, participants reported low levels of negative affect and generally positive reactions immediately after participation. The most negative and least positive responses followed exposure conditions that contained questions about stressful events and sexual violation. We discuss implications of our findings for ethics review board practices. |
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