Mass Shootings Anxiety Scale: A preliminary psychometric study.
Mass shootings have caused many to feel anxious and afraid of this seemingly common event. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the properties of the Mass Shootings Anxiety Scale (MSAS), which is a five-item scale that was based on 759 adults. The MSAS demonstrated soli...
| Publicado en: | Death Studies Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 207 - 219 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2024
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