Table 2.

Relevant questions in Survey 1

FLASHBULB MEMORY 1)How did you first learn about it (what was the source of the information)? 2)Where were you? 3)What were you doing? 4)How did you feel when you first became aware of the attack? 5)Who was the first person with whom you communicated about the attack? 6)What were you doing immediately before you became aware of the attack? EVENT MEMORY 7)How many airplanes were involved in the attack? 8)What airline or airlines had planes hijacked? How many from each airline? 9)In the vicinity of which cities did the airplanes end up? 10)Where was President Bush when the attack occurred? 11)Many people think that these are the most salient events that occurred in the attack: a)The Pentagon was hit by a hijacked plane b)A second World Trade Center Tower was hit by a hijacked plane c)A World Trade Center Tower collapsed d)A World Trade Center Tower was hit by a hijacked plane e)A second World Trade Center Tower collapsed f)A hijacked plane crashed outside of Pittsburgh Please indicate the order in which you became aware of each event. Please indicate the order in which the events actually occurred. PREDICTORS 12)Did you suffer any personal losses in the attack? If so, please specify. 13)Did the attack inconvenience your daily activities in some way? If so, please specify. For the following questions, we'd like you to tell us about your CURRENT FEELINGS CONCERNING THE ATTACK. Please indicate your response by marking the appropriate point on the scales provided. Note that you may indicate partial numbers (e.g. 3.5) 14)At this moment, how strongly or intensely do you feel sad about the attack? 15)At this moment, how strongly or intensely do you feel angry about the attack? 16)At this moment, how strongly or intensely do you feel fear about the attack? 17)At this moment, how strongly or intensely do you feel confusion about the attack? 18)At this moment, how strongly or intensely do you feel frustration about the attack? 19)At this moment, how strongly or intensely do you feel shock about the attack? 20)At this moment, what other emotions might you be experiencing? List and rate their intensity at this moment. 21)How closely did you follow the media coverage? (Rate on a 1 – 5 scale.) 22)How much have you talked about the attack since the announcement? (Rate on a 1 – 5 scale.) 23)Since the attack please estimate the percentage of waking hours you have spent doing the following: Watching television to get information about the attack _______ Talking to friends/relatives about the attack _______ Listening to radio coverage of the attack _______ Consulting the internet for news about the attack _______ Reading published accounts of the attack _______ Going about your daily activities _______ Trying to help those who were hurt in some manner _______ Walking around to see what you could see _______ Other _______ DEMOGRAPHICS 24)Home of origin 25)Permanent Residence