APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
How to Design a Trigger Warning: The Impact of Trigger Warning Wording on Affect, Expectations, Intrusions, and Felt Respect
- Hannah Willems
University of Kaiserslautern-Landau - Julia Glombiewski
RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau - Richard McNally
Harvard University - Philipp Herzog
University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
Abstract
We conducted two independent studies examining how differently worded trigger warnings affect affective responses, expectations, and intrusion experiences. Our findings suggest that trigger warnings are most beneficial when they specify the upcoming content and outline the potential emotional reactions associated with it.