Citation

Wesselius CL, DeSarno JV. Behav. Sci. Law 1983; 1(2): 33-45.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2370010207

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The authors have attempted to exemplify the social-psychological interplay between hostage and hostage taker and to dissect the impact of this type of event by focusing on one hostage-taking incident. The event described is representative of many incidents in which the hostage taker acts alone, without a supporting organization, and is primarily motivated by expressive needs. The hostages suffered many common emotions and symptoms. Each hostage also suffered in an individual way, determined in part by preceding events and dynamics and in part by the roles they assumed within the hostage situation. The more common Hostage Response Syndrome included the overt appearance of the Stockholm Syndrome in only one of the hostages.

Language: en