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Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates
This paper examines existing research on the impact of terrorism on expatriate coping strategies. We consider pre-assignment fear of terrorism, in-country coping strategies, and anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with repatriation. The extant research is small but growing. O...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551246/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753940 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070808 |
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author | Beutell, Nicholas J. O’Hare, Marianne M. Schneer, Joy A. Alstete, Jeffrey W. |
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description | This paper examines existing research on the impact of terrorism on expatriate coping strategies. We consider pre-assignment fear of terrorism, in-country coping strategies, and anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with repatriation. The extant research is small but growing. Our model for expatriate coping at the pre-departure, in-country, and repatriation stages includes strategies specific to each stage. Preparation using proactive coping, systematic desensitization, problem and emotion focused coping, social support, and virtual reality explorations are recommended. Selecting expatriate candidates who are well-adjusted, emotionally intelligent, and possessing good coping skills is essential for successful assignments in terror-prone regions. |
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spelling | pubmed-55512462017-08-11 Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates Beutell, Nicholas J. O’Hare, Marianne M. Schneer, Joy A. Alstete, Jeffrey W. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This paper examines existing research on the impact of terrorism on expatriate coping strategies. We consider pre-assignment fear of terrorism, in-country coping strategies, and anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with repatriation. The extant research is small but growing. Our model for expatriate coping at the pre-departure, in-country, and repatriation stages includes strategies specific to each stage. Preparation using proactive coping, systematic desensitization, problem and emotion focused coping, social support, and virtual reality explorations are recommended. Selecting expatriate candidates who are well-adjusted, emotionally intelligent, and possessing good coping skills is essential for successful assignments in terror-prone regions. MDPI 2017-07-19 2017-07 /pmc/articles/PMC5551246/ /pubmed/28753940 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070808 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Beutell, Nicholas J. O’Hare, Marianne M. Schneer, Joy A. Alstete, Jeffrey W. Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates |
title | Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates |
title_full | Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates |
title_fullStr | Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates |
title_full_unstemmed | Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates |
title_short | Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates |
title_sort | coping with fear of and exposure to terrorism among expatriates |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551246/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753940 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14070808 |
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