Student reactions to traumatic material in literature: Implications for trigger warnings.
Matthew KimbleWilliam F FlackJennifer KoideKelly A BennionMiranda BrennemanCynthia MeyersburgPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Students with relevant traumas do not avoid triggering material and the effects appear to be brief. Students with PTSD do not report an exacerbation of symptoms two weeks later as a function of reading the passage.