The Charlie Hebdo Terror Attack in Paris: Follow-up of French Citizens’ Terrorist Threat Perception and Its Aftermath  [L’attaque Terroriste de Charlie Hebdo à Paris : Evolution temporelle de la Perception de la Menace Terroriste et de ses Conséquences auprès des Citoyens Français]

Figures & Tables

Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Sample at Three Measurement Times.

		Total		Time 1		Time 2		Time 3
		M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Age		35.79	15.46	36.73	15.99	35.60	15.41	35.01	15.17
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Gender	Male	70	43.80	24	43.60	22	41.50	24	46.20
Female	90	56.30	31	56.40	31	58.50	28	53.80
Living Area	Paris	75	49.70	24	43.60	24	52.20	27	54.00
Living Area	Suburbs	48	31.80	19	34.50	14	30.40	15	30.00
Other	28	18.50	12	21.80	8	17.40	8	16.00
Educational	College	20	12.50	6	11.00	7	13.20	7	13.50
Attainment	HS Diploma	35	21.90	10	18.20	13	24.50	12	23.10
Attainment	< 4 years HS	53	33.10	24	43.60	15	28.30	14	27.00
Graduate Diploma	52	32.50	15	27.30	23	34.00	19	36.50
Religious	Yes	55	34.40	17	30.90	19	35.80	19	36.90
Affiliation	No	105	65.60	38	69.10	34	64.20	33	63.50

Effectives and Percentages of Word Associations’ Themes and Categories at Three Measurement Times.

Themes & Categories	Time 1		Time 2		Time 3
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Emotional Responses	50	24.75	48	25.00	47	26.55
General Emotional state	2	0.99	1	0.52	0	0
Anger	5	2.48	6	3.13	8	4.52
Disgust	5	2.48	1	0.52	0	0
Fear	17	8.42	22	11.46	19	10.73
Sadness	16	7.92	11	5.73	15	8.48
Shame	4	1.98	3	1.56	0	0
Surprise	1	0.50	4	2.08	5	2.82
Democratic Values	41	20.30	32	16.67	20	11.30
Freedom of speech	20	9.91	18	9.38	11	6.22
Secularism	7	3.47	0	0	0	0
Solidarity	14	9.93	14	7.29	9	5.09
Terrorist Attack	24	11.88	28	14.58	33	18.64
Terrorism	11	5.45	9	4.69	12	6.78
Massacre	13	6.44	19	9.90	21	11.86
Insanity	5	2.48	5	2.60	6	3.39
Folly	4	1.98	1	0.52	3	1.70
Foolishness	1	0.50	4	2.08	3	1.70
Sorrow	10	4.95	14	7.29	9	5.09
Grief	2	0.99	4	2.08	3	1.70
Shock	8	3.96	10	5.21	6	3.39
Evaluative Responses	29	14.36	25	13.02	23	13.00
Indignation	11	5.45	5	2.60	4	2.26
Disappointment	1	0.50	1	0.52	2	1.13
Injustice	4	1.98	8	4.17	6	3.39
Nonsense	11	5.45	10	5.21	10	5.65
Mess	2	0.99	1	0.52	1	0.57
Societal Context	10	4.95	19	9.90	14	7.91
Intolerance	4	1.98	9	4.69	9	5.09
Hatred	2	0.22	4	2.08	2	1.13
Amalgam	4	1.98	6	3.13	3	1.69
Attack’s Causes	13	6.44	5	2.60	3	1.69
Radicalization	9	4.46	5	2.60	3	1.69
Ideology	4	1.98	0	0	0	0
Attack’s Consequences	2	0.99	6	3.13	3	1.69
Danger	1	0.50	2	1.04	1	0.57
Insecurity	1	0.50	4	2.08	2	1.13
Charlie Hebdo	10	4.95	5	2.60	7	3.96
Conspiracy	1	0.50	1	0.52	5	2.83
Religion	7	3.47	4	2.08	7	3.96
TOTALS	202	100%	192	100%	177	100%

Mean Levels of Personal and Collective Terrorist Threat Perception at Three Measurement Times.

	Total		Time 1		Time 2		Time 3
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Personal Threat	2.64	1.06	2.74	1.05	2.44	1.06	2.77	1.06
Collective Threat	3.99	0.89	4.01	0.83	4.01	0.90	3.95	0.95

Frequency Distributions for Behavioral Changes Items at Three Measurement Time.

Items	Time 1		Time 2		Time 3
	n	%	n	%	n	%
“Since the recent terrorist attack, have you been using public transportation in Paris:”
Less or much less often	1	1.80	5	9.50	6	11.50
About the same time	51	92.70	43	81.10	42	80.80
More or much more often	1	1.80	3	5.70	4	7.60
I never use public transportation	2	3.60	2	3.80	0	0.00
“Since the recent terrorist attack, have you been using your car in Paris:”
Less or much less often	1	1.80	1	2.00	1	1.90
About the same time	23	41.8	16	32.00	12	23.10
More or much more often	0	0.00	1	2.00	4	7.70
I don’t have car	31	56.4	32	64.00	35	67.30
“Have you been avoiding certain areas of Paris due to fear of terrorist attack?”
Yes	7	12.7	8	15.10	3	5.80
No	48	87.3	45	84.90	49	94.20
“Since the recent terrorist attack, have you been making general changes in your daily routine?”
Yes	5	9.10	8	15.10	4	7.70
No	50	9.90	45	84.90	48	92.30
“Since the recent terrorist attack, have you cancelled or delayed any specific plans to travel by train or by plain?”
Yes	0	0.00	0	0.00	3	5.80
No	55	100.00	53	100.00	49	94.20
“Since the recent terrorist attack, have you find yourself contacting your family and/or friends?”
Less or much less often	0	0.00	1	1.90	2	3.80
About the same time	41	74.50	42	79.20	44	84.60
More or much more often	14	25.50	10	18.90	6	11.50
“Since the recent terrorist attack, have you been making changes in your daily routine to spend more time family and/or friends?”
A great deal	0	0.00	1	1.90	0	0.00
Little more	7	12.70	6	11.30	7	13.50
Not at all	48	87.30	46	86.80	45	86.50