Content Warnings Do Not Reduce Distress, Study Shows - eviltoast

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

  • Kiernian@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    6 months ago

    Thanks, I was sitting here thinking the warnings were so you could AVOID shit you didn’t want to see and the headline had me questioning my perception of reality on this.