Nuclear weapons, such as this Pershing II, have been the cause of worldwide nuclear anxiety during the Cold War.
Nuclear anxiety, also known as nucleomituphobia, refers to anxiety or even a phobia in the face of a potential future nuclear holocaust, particularly during the Cold War and more recently the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
American anthropologist Margaret Mead viewed such anxiety in the 1960s as a violent survivalist impulse that should instead be channeled toward a recognition of the need for peace.[1] American psychologist Michael D. Newcomb and others defined "nuclear anxiety" in the 1980s post-détente period,[2] Newcomb developing a psychometric to evaluate it with the Nuclear Attitudes Questionnaire (NAQ) in 1986, although mental effects had been at issue since the start of the Atomic Age.
The term originates from the Cold War period and has been defined as a "fear of nuclear war and of its consequences".[2] It was particularly examined as an issue in child and adolescent psychiatry and much of the research on nuclear anxiety among youth was conducted in the 1980s in many countries.[3][4][5] Due to the influence of the particular context under which studies were carried out, replicability is difficult if not impossible to verify. More recent studies regarding nuclear anxiety in the 21st century are relatively scarce.
^Feldman, James W. (2017-05-01). Nuclear Reactions: Documenting American Encounters with Nuclear Energy. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-99963-0.
^ abSmith, Tom W. (1988-01-01). "A Report: Nuclear Anxiety". Public Opinion Quarterly. 52 (4): 557. doi:10.1086/269131.
^Solantaus, Tytti; Rimpelä, Matti (1986). "Mental Health and the Threat of Nuclear War—A Suitable Case for Treatment?". International Journal of Mental Health. 15 (1–3): 261–275. doi:10.1080/00207411.1986.11449033. ISSN 0020-7411.
^Goldenring, Joseph; Doctor, Ron (1986). "Teen-Age Worry About Nuclear War: North American and European Questionnaire Studies". International Journal of Mental Health. 15 (1/3, MENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE): 72–92. doi:10.1080/00207411.1986.11449021.
^Ardila, Rubén (1986). "The Psychological Impact of the Nuclear Threat on the Third World: The Case of Colombia". International Journal of Mental Health. 15 (1/3, MENTAL HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF LIFE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE): 162–171. doi:10.1080/00207411.1986.11449026.
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