Citation

Ritchie LJ. Nurs. Forum 2004; 39(3): 13-22.

Affiliation

Regis College, Weston, MA, USA. lritchie@rcn.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15551795

Abstract

TOPIC: Living in a post-September 11 world, the concept of threat has never been more apparent in people's minds. PURPOSE: To reviews past analyses, capture the critical elements, and clarify a newly defined meaning of threat. SOURCES: Walker and Avant's method was used to conduct the analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding an individual's perceived threat and the emotions experienced by this phenomenon can help develop research-based interventions, decrease perceived threat, increase positive coping strategies, and decrease negative emotions.

Language: en