Life stage differences in resident coping with restart of the Three Mile Island nuclear generating facility

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Journal of Social Psychology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1990.9924629· OSTI ID:5702356

Prince-Embury, S; Rooney, J F

A study of residents who remained in the vicinity of Three Mile Island (TMI) immediately following the restart of the nuclear generating plant revealed that older residents employed a more emotion-focused coping style in the face of this event than did younger residents. Coping style was, however, unrelated to the level of psychological symptoms for these older residents, whereas demographic variables were related. Among younger residents, on the other hand, coping style was related to the level of psychological symptoms, whereas demographic variables were not. Among younger residents, emotion-focused coping was associated with more symptoms and problem-focused coping was associated with fewer symptoms, contradicting previous findings among TMI area residents.

• OSTI ID: 5702356
• Journal Information: Journal of Social Psychology; (USA), Vol. 130:6; ISSN 0022-4545
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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