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Group-specific behavior change following terror attacks

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  • Jonas L. Juul

    (University of Copenhagen
    University of Copenhagen
    Technical University of Denmark)

  • Laura Alessandretti

    (University of Copenhagen
    Technical University of Denmark)

  • Jesper Dammeyer

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Ingo Zettler

    (University of Copenhagen
    University of Copenhagen)

  • Sune Lehmann

    (University of Copenhagen
    Technical University of Denmark)

  • Joachim Mathiesen

    (University of Copenhagen)

Abstract

Terrorists use violence in pursuit of political goals. While terror often has severe consequences for victims, it remains an open question how terror attacks affect the general population. We study the behavioral response of citizens of cities affected by 7 different terror attacks. We compare real-time mobile communication patterns in the first 24 hours following a terror attack to the corresponding patterns on days with no terror attack. We find that the difference between male and female communication patterns are amplified following a terror attack. Knowledge about citizens’ behavior response patterns following terror attacks may have important implications for the public response during and after an attack.

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  • Jonas L. Juul & Laura Alessandretti & Jesper Dammeyer & Ingo Zettler & Sune Lehmann & Joachim Mathiesen, 2023. "Group-specific behavior change following terror attacks," Journal of Computational Social Science, Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jcsosc:v:6:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s42001-022-00188-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s42001-022-00188-2
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