| Title: | Hostile intent in public crowded spaces: a field study |
| Author(s): | Eachus P; Stedmon A; Baillie L; |
| Address: | "School of Social Work, Psychology and Public Health, Allerton Building, Frederick Road Campus, University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester M6 6PU, UK. p.eachus@salford.ac.uk" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.05.009 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1872-9126 (Electronic) 0003-6870 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Hostile reconnaissance is vital to successful terrorist activity. Individuals carrying out this activity are likely to experience raised levels of stress and this will manifest itself at biological, physiological, psychological and behavioural levels, providing an opportunity for detection. A field trial was undertaken in an ecologically valid environment measuring variables considered likely to be salient during hostile intent. The parameters examined in the field trial varied in a predictable manner and suggest that stressed individuals secrete a volatile steroid based marker that could form the basis for remote detection. Thus, overall the findings of this research provide a validated model of hostile intent that can be used by other researchers to test interventions aimed at detecting or deterring hostile intent" |
| Keywords: | "Adolescent Adult Anxiety/physiopathology/psychology Biomarkers/analysis *Dangerous Behavior Deception *Environment Female Heart Rate/physiology *Hostility Humans Hydrocortisone/analysis Male Pheromones, Human/analysis Respiration Saliva/chemistry Skin Tem;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineEachus, Peter Stedmon, Alex Baillie, Les eng Comparative Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2012/06/29 Appl Ergon. 2013 Sep; 44(5):703-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.05.009. Epub 2012 Jun 26" |
