• Systematic Review 

  Puls, Laura (Center for Victim Research, 2021)

  This Quick Reference provides a brief, visual overview of the systematic review process. This type of literature uses a predetermined process, which reduces subjectivity and increases our confidence in evidence quality and ...
• Acute stress disorder, alcohol use, and perception of safety among hospital staff after the sniper attacks 

  Grieger, Thomas; Fullerton, Carol; Ursano, Robert; Reeves, James (American Psychiatric Publishing, 2003)

  This study examined emotional and behavioral effects on hospital staff after a series of sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C., area. Employees of a large tertiary care military hospital were anonymously surveyed about ...
• Emotion regulation difficulties as a prospective predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms following a mass shooting 

  Bardeen, Joseph; Kumpula, Mandy; Orcutt, Holly (Elsevier Ltd., 2014)

  A strong positive association between emotion regulation difficulties (ERD) and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) has been consistently evidenced in cross-sectional research. However, a lack of prospective research has ...
• Mass casualty shootings and emergency preparedness: A multidisciplinary approach for an unpredictable event 

  Melmer, Patrick; Carlin, Margo; Castater, Christine A.; Koganti, Deepika; Hurst, Stuart D.; Tracy, Brett M.; Grant, April A.; Williams, Keneeshia; Smith, Randi N.; Dente, Christopher J.; Sciarretta, Jason D. (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

  Mass casualty events are an infrequent occurrence to most daily healthcare systems, however these incidents are the causation for new hospital preparedness and the development of coordinated emergency services. The broad ...
• Aftermath of the Parkland Shooting: A case report of post-traumatic stress disorder in an adolescent survivor 

  McLaughlin, Katy; Kar, Jeena A. (Cureus Inc., 2019)

  The Journal of Child & Family Studies states that there have been more mass shootings within the last 18 years than in the entire 20th century combined, with 77% carried out by adolescents. This case study aims to evaluate ...
• The mental health consequences of mass shootings 

  Lowe, Sarah R.; Galea, Sandro (SAGE, 2017)

  Mass shooting episodes have increased over recent decades and received substantial media coverage. Despite the potentially widespread and increasing mental health impact of mass shootings, no efforts to our knowledge have ...
• Longitudinal evaluation of the relationship between maladaptive trauma coping and distress: Examination following the mass shooting at Virginia Tech 

  Littleton, Heather; Axsom, Danny; Grills-Taquechel, Amie E. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2011)

  Growing evidence supports that the coping strategies that individuals utilize are a key predictor of distress following trauma. However, there is limited longitudinal research examining the relationship between psychological ...
• Posttraumatic symptoms following a campus shooting: The role of psychosocial resource loss 

  Littleton, Heather; Kumpula, Mandy; Orcutt, Holly (Springer, 2011)

  Conservation of resources (COR) theory has proven a useful framework for understanding post-trauma adjustment. A key tenet of this theory is the centrality of resource loss in determining adjustment. However, COR theory ...
• Evidence concerning the regulation of firearms design, sale, and carrying on fatal mass shootings in the United States 

  Webster, Daniel; McCourt, Alexander; Crifasi, Cassandra; Booty, Marisa; Stuart, Elizabeth (Wiley, 2020)

  We used data from the FBI’s Supplemental Homicide Reports and other publicly available databases to calculate state-level annual incidence of fatal mass shootings for 1984–2017. Negative binomial regression models were ...
• Multi-victim school shootings in the United States: A fifty-year review 

  Langman, Peter (National Behavioral Intervention Team Association, 2016)

  This study examined 64 school shooters who committed multi-victim attacks in the United States during the years 1966 through 2015. Results include demographic analysis of age, venues of attack, racial/ethnic identity, ...
• Income inequality and mass shootings in the United States 

  Kwon, Roy; Cabrera, Joseph F. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)

  Mass shootings are an increasingly common phenomenon in the United States. However, there is little research on whether the recent growth of income inequality is associated with this rise of mass shootings. We thus build ...
• Mass murder with firearms: Incidents and Victims, 1999-2013 

  Krouse, William J.; Richardson, Daniel J. (2015)

  This report analyzes mass shootings for a 15-year period (1999-2013). CRS analysis of the FBI SHR dataset and other research indicates that offenders committed at least 317 mass shootings, murdered 1,554 victims, and ...
• School shootings during 2013-2015 in the USA 

  Kalesan, Bindu; Lagast, Kinan; Villarreal, Marco; Pino, Elizabeth; Fagan, Jeffrey; Galea, Sandro (BMJ Journals, 2017)

  Data on the factors associated with school shootings in the USA are limited. The public conversation has often suggested several factors that may be linked to these events, however with little empirical support. Aiming to ...
• Income inequality, household income, and mass shooting in the United States 

  Carbrera, Joseph F.; Kwon, Roy (Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation, 2018)

  Mass shootings are becoming a more common occurrence in the United States. Data show that mass shootings have increased steadily over the past 50 years. The wide-ranging adverse effects of mass shootings generate negative ...
• Cyberbullying in Schools: Meta-Analysis Finds That Tailored Programming Protects Students 

  Unknown author (National Institute of Justice, 2021)

  Programs specifically designed to prevent or curb cyberbullying are better at reducing cyberbullying than general anti-bullying programs. That’s the conclusion of a comprehensive new study sponsored by the National Institute ...
• National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health 

  Unknown author (Trevor Project, 2021)

  The past year has been incredibly difficult for so many, but we also know that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth have faced unique challenges. The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey ...
• Stop AAPI Hate Mental Health Report 

  Saw, Anne; Yellow Horse, Aggie; Jeung, Russell (Stop AAPI Hate, 2021)

  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are experiencing unprecedented and growing health inequity issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and anti-AAPI hate. While racism targeting Asian Americans is not new in U.S. ...
• The exclusion of serious and organised offenders and their victims from the offer of restorative justice: Should this be so and what happens when the offer is put on the table? 

  D’Souza, Nikki; Shapland, Joanna (SAGE, 2021)

  There is scarce research evidence of restorative justice being used in the context of serious and organised crime offending. This study sought to explore the feasibility of using restorative justice by canvassing the views ...
• Emotion Recognition in Adults With a History of Childhood Maltreatment: A Systematic Review 

  Bérubé, Annie; Turgeon, Jessica; Blais, Caroline; Fiset, Daniel (SAGE, 2021)

  Child maltreatment has many well-documented lasting effects on children. Among its consequences, it affects children’s recognition of emotions. More and more studies are recognizing the lasting effect that a history of ...
• Cyber Stalking, Cyber Harassment, and Adult Mental Health: A Systematic Review 

  Stevens, Francesca; Nurse, Jason; Arief, Budi (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2021)

  As Internet use increases, there is a growing risk of online harms, including cyber stalking and cyber harassment. However, there has been limited research investigating the impact of such online harms upon adults' well-being. ...

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