A Survey of Perceptions of the Virginia Tech Tragedy

Autor/inn/en	Fallahi, Carolyn R.; Austad, Carol Shaw; Fallon, Marianne; Leishman, Lisa
Titel	A Survey of Perceptions of the Virginia Tech Tragedy
Quelle	In: Journal of School Violence, 8 (2009) 2, S.120-135 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-8220
Schlagwörter	Campuses; Violence; School Safety; Mental Disorders; Friendship; Gun Control; Gender Differences; Student Behavior; College Students; College Faculty; Attitude Measures; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Support Groups; Parent Influence; Child Rearing; Mass Media Effects; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Fear; Parent Attitudes; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Freundschaft; Geschlechterkonflikt; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Kindererziehung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Furcht; Elternverhalten
Abstract	The recent shootings at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) shocked the nation and brought violence on college campuses to the forefront of the nation's attention. We surveyed college students and faculty/staff three weeks after the incident about their perceptions of the Virginia Tech shooting, subsequent media exposure, and school violence in general. We found that students agreed with faculty/staff that mental illness and a lack of friendship were likely causal factors in the shootings. Students believed that social support, friendship, good mental health, and parenting were important factors in preventing subsequent incidents. We also found that media exposure and time spent discussing the incident with family and friends were associated with increased psychiatric symptoms. Gender differences were observed in the domains of fearing for personal safety, perceptions of increased parental concern, the role of violent media, and the need for gun control. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10