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Content Warnings Do Not Reduce Distress, Study Shows (www.psychologicalscience.org)
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Advocates for the use of trigger warnings suggest that they can help people avoid or emotionally prepare for encountering content related to a past trauma. But trigger warnings may not fulfill either of these functions, according to an analysis published in Clinical Psychological Science.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21677026231186625

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[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

If only past trauma was so easy to deal with. Perhaps a little consideration for others in a social space isn't too much to ask.

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